v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' späs-ch ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for ― more at POSTULATE
Date: 1573
transitive verb obsolete : DISCUSS , EXAMINE
intransitive verb : to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance