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ex⋅pos⋅tu⋅la⋅to⋅ry
[ik-spos-chuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] 
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–adjective
| expostulating; conveying expostulation. |
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| ex·pos·tu·late (ĭk-spŏs'chə-lāt') intr.v. ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, ex·pos·tu·lates To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate. See Synonyms at object. [Latin expostulāre, expostulāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + postulāre, to demand; see prek- in Indo-European roots.] ex·pos'tu·la'tion n., ex·pos'tu·la'tor n., ex·pos'tu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē), ex·pos'tu·la'tive adj. |
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