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ex⋅pos⋅tu⋅late

  [ik-spos-chuh-leyt]
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–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
Origin:
1525–35; < L expostulātus demanded urgently, required (ptp. of expostulāre). See ex- 1 , postulate

Related forms:
ex⋅pos⋅tu⋅lat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
ex⋅pos⋅tu⋅la⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
dispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel.
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