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expostulate
verb
ex·pos·tu·late ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt 
expostulated; expostulating; expostulates
: to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades. 
Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for — more at postulate
First Known Use
1573, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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