EXPOSTULATE


Meaning of EXPOSTULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪkspɒstʃʊleɪt ]

( expostulates, expostulating, expostulated)

If you expostulate , you express strong disagreement with someone. ( FORMAL )

‘For heaven’s sake!’ Dot expostulated. ‘They’re cheap and they’re useful.’...

For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate...

His family expostulated with him.

= remonstrate

VERB : V with quote , V , V with n

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