EXPOSTULATE


Meaning of EXPOSTULATE in English

v.intr. (often foll. by with a person) make a protest; remonstrate earnestly. expostulation n. expostulatory adj.

[ L expostulare expostulat- (as EX-(1), postulare demand) ]

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