expostulation

Variant of expostulate

expostulate definition

ex·pos·tu·late (ek späs′c̸hə lāt′, ik-)

intransitive verb expostulated -·lat′ed, expostulating -·lat′·ing

to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person's actions or intentions; remonstrate (with)

Etymology: < L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex-, intens. + postulare: see postulate

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