expostulate

expostulate
I verb admonish, advise against, animadvert upon, appeal against, argue, attempt to divert, cast reproach upon, castigate, caution, chastise, chide, convince to the contrary, correct, declaim against, dehort, deter, disapprove, discourage, disincline, dissuade, divert by appeal, divert by persuasion, enjoin, exclaim against, exhort against, find fault with, gainsay, give advice against, object, objurgate, oppose, premonish, protest, reason earnestly against, recommend against, remonstrate, repugn, take exception, talk out of, turn aside, urge against, view with disfavor, withhold assent II index admonish (warn), argue, blame, castigate, censure, charge (accuse), counsel, demonstrate (protest), discourage, forewarn, reason (persuade), remonstrate, reprehend, urge III index hortative

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  • Expostulate — Ex*pos tu*late, v. t. To discuss; to examine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Expostulate — Ex*pos tu*late (?; 135), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Expostulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expostulating}.] [L. expostulatus, p. p. of expostulare to demand vehemently; ex out + postulare to ask, require. See {Postulate}.] To reason earnestly with a person on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expostulate — 1530s, to demand, to claim, from L. expostulatus, pp. of expostulare to demand urgently, remonstrate, from ex from (see EX (Cf. ex )) + postulare to demand (see POSTULATE (Cf. postulate)). Friendlier sense is first recorded in English 1570s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • expostulate — remonstrate, protest, *object, kick Analogous words: oppose, *resist, combat, fight: argue, debate, dispute, *discuss …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • expostulate — [v] reason with argue, dissuade, oppose, protest, remonstrate; concept 46 …   New thesaurus

  • expostulate — ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand …   English terms dictionary

  • expostulate — [ek späs′chə lāt΄, ikspäs′chə lāt΄] vi. expostulated, expostulating [< L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex , intens. + postulare: see POSTULATE] to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person… …   English World dictionary

  • expostulate — v. (formal) (D; intr.) ( to argue ) to expostulate about, on; with * * * [ɪk spɒstʃʊleɪt] on with (formal) (D; intr.) ( to argue ) to expostulate about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • expostulate — [[t]ɪkspɒ̱stʃʊleɪt[/t]] expostulates, expostulating, expostulated VERB If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. [FORMAL] [V with quote] For heaven s sake! Dot expostulated. They re cheap and they re useful. ... For a… …   English dictionary

  • expostulate — UK [ɪkˈspɒstʃʊleɪt] / US [ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms expostulate : present tense I/you/we/they expostulate he/she/it expostulates present participle expostulating past tense expostulated past participle expostulated very… …   English dictionary

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