EXPOSTULATE


Meaning of EXPOSTULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.