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单词 expostulate
释义 ex·pos·tu·late
\ikˈspäschəˌlāt, ek-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare, from ex- ex- (I) + postulare to ask for, demand — more at postulate
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to call for : demand
2. obsolete
 a. : discuss, examine
 b. : to complain of
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to talk earnestly : complain
2. : to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance : remonstrate
 < it is useless to expostulate with a stubborn man >
 < send for the maître d'hôtel; you have a right to expostulate — Margaret Lane >
 < reporters at his press conference expostulated against playing favorites — New Republic >
Synonyms: see object
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