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expostulate

ex·pos·tu·late [ ik spóschə làyt ] (past and past participle ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, present participle ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·pos·tu·lates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
express disagreement: to express disagreement or disapproval, especially when attempting to dissuade somebody from doing something

[Late 16th century. < Latin expostulat-, past participle of expostulare "demand from" < postulare "to demand"]

ex·pos·tu·la·tion [ ik spòschə láysh'n ] noun
ex·pos·tu·la·to·ry [ ik spóschələ tàwree ] adjective

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