Expostulate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object), ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing.
  1. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
verb
  1. to argue or reason (with), esp in order to dissuade from an action or intention
Expostulate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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