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Definition of expostulate in English: expostulateverb ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪtɛkˈspɒstjʊleɪtɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt [no object]Express strong disapproval or disagreement. he found Fox expostulating with a young man Example sentencesExamples - Page, have an official statement issued expostulating against the insurgents.
- I'm glad to see plenty of letters expostulating about the preposterous piece in the newspaper.
- An official could expostulate with the emperor over his decisions and policies, but never rebel.
- Oh, and before people e-mail me about this, let me say: Of course I expostulate on the blog about subjects on which I'm not an expert.
- If you read down the Hansard report, you'll see he then loses control altogether, peevishly expostulating, ‘We do not need moral lectures from the Conservative party.’
- I groggily expostulated into the mouthpiece, while using my free hand to rub the bruise I could feel forming on my face.
- When one school official underlined Ms. Calkins's point that teachers didn't need to assign book reports, the woman next to me expostulated, ‘That I don't agree with.’
- It's easy for historians to expostulate about societal trends and reactions or to theorize about the lasting impact of this or that event on the evolution of some socio-economic group.
- At one point, he expostulated on another aspect of the centrist outlook: the glorification of backwardness.
- ‘Oh, come on,’ Petra expostulated, rolling her eyes.
- Later, amidst thousands of adversaries, he expostulated by initiating and appealing for re-adopting conventional ethical and religious norms people had deviated from.
- In the Preface to St Leon, Godwin expostulates upon his turn from a politics based on public discussion to one based on private affections.
- Sir Sefton Brancker, an aviator responsible for the expansion of the Royal Flying Corps at the outbreak of war, expostulated in 1916.
- Her works do not expostulate on art issues or complain about a difficult early life.
- For most of his two-hour Harbourfront concert, the singer sang, chanted and expostulated about African self-worth, AIDS and government corruption.
- I offhandedly expostulated whilst continuing to read her two page monologue.
- ‘If anyone had made a remark like that five years ago I'd have thought he was crazy…’ he expostulated.
- Before he has any chance to expostulate, he is mortally wounded by the tenor and dies.
- He expostulates, but Ginger stands firm, and, because her stylishness is all-powerful, he has to give in.
- ‘Now this is really blackmail,’ the villain expostulates.
Synonyms remonstrate, disagree, argue, take issue, reason, express disagreement make a protest to, protest to, raise objections to, object to, complain to
Derivatives noun ɪkspɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nɛkspɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n This, under the circumstances, has been justly characterized by one of the witnesses as an expression of remonstrance or expostulation. Example sentencesExamples - Anybody who has been the victim of a judge who has been premature in his expostulations has good reason to recall how devastating outbursts can be.
- I am sick of the paranoid expostulations of our politicians on the threat of terrorism and terrorist activity in our country.
- Compare and contrast the treatment meted out to Minister Lewis, who was constantly interrupted with incredulous comments and expostulations.
- Blame, expostulations, recriminations and horseplay - David provides an up-close-and-personal document of the family's most wrenchingly private moments.
noun adjective ɛkˈspɒstjʊlət(ə)riɪkˈspɒstjʊlət(ə)riɪkˈspɑstʃələˌtɔri When I wailed about this to the executive in charge of shepherding the Australian through production and distribution, he was expostulatory. Example sentencesExamples - Keating's expostulatory phone calls to newspaper owners and editors are notorious.
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'demand how or why, state a complaint'): from Latin expostulat- 'demanded', from the verb expostulare, from ex- 'out' + postulare 'demand'. Definition of expostulate in US English: expostulateverbikˈspäsCHəˌlātɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt [no object]Express strong disapproval or disagreement. I expostulated with him in vain Example sentencesExamples - An official could expostulate with the emperor over his decisions and policies, but never rebel.
- I'm glad to see plenty of letters expostulating about the preposterous piece in the newspaper.
- I offhandedly expostulated whilst continuing to read her two page monologue.
- Before he has any chance to expostulate, he is mortally wounded by the tenor and dies.
- ‘Now this is really blackmail,’ the villain expostulates.
- For most of his two-hour Harbourfront concert, the singer sang, chanted and expostulated about African self-worth, AIDS and government corruption.
- In the Preface to St Leon, Godwin expostulates upon his turn from a politics based on public discussion to one based on private affections.
- When one school official underlined Ms. Calkins's point that teachers didn't need to assign book reports, the woman next to me expostulated, ‘That I don't agree with.’
- Oh, and before people e-mail me about this, let me say: Of course I expostulate on the blog about subjects on which I'm not an expert.
- Sir Sefton Brancker, an aviator responsible for the expansion of the Royal Flying Corps at the outbreak of war, expostulated in 1916.
- It's easy for historians to expostulate about societal trends and reactions or to theorize about the lasting impact of this or that event on the evolution of some socio-economic group.
- ‘If anyone had made a remark like that five years ago I'd have thought he was crazy…’ he expostulated.
- ‘Oh, come on,’ Petra expostulated, rolling her eyes.
- He expostulates, but Ginger stands firm, and, because her stylishness is all-powerful, he has to give in.
- Page, have an official statement issued expostulating against the insurgents.
- I groggily expostulated into the mouthpiece, while using my free hand to rub the bruise I could feel forming on my face.
- Later, amidst thousands of adversaries, he expostulated by initiating and appealing for re-adopting conventional ethical and religious norms people had deviated from.
- If you read down the Hansard report, you'll see he then loses control altogether, peevishly expostulating, ‘We do not need moral lectures from the Conservative party.’
- At one point, he expostulated on another aspect of the centrist outlook: the glorification of backwardness.
- Her works do not expostulate on art issues or complain about a difficult early life.
Synonyms remonstrate, disagree, argue, take issue, reason, express disagreement
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘demand how or why, state a complaint’): from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded’, from the verb expostulare, from ex- ‘out’ + postulare ‘demand’. |