Synonyms for expostulate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ik-spos-chuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspɒs tʃəˌleɪt |
Définition of expostulate
Origin :- 1530s, "to demand, to claim," from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare "to demand urgently, remonstrate," from ex- "from" (see ex-) + postulare "to demand" (see postulate). Friendlier sense is first recorded in English 1570s. Related: Expostulated; expostulating.
- verb reason with
- The man continued to address, to expostulate, to pray, to soothe.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Babalatchi was angry and tried to expostulate, but he gave him a good shaking.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- The priest tries to expostulate with the half-drunken fellow.
- Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
- So the lady chose to think it her duty to expostulate with Hugh on the subject.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- Alonzo looked anxious, but there was no time to expostulate.
- Extract from : « The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus » by Horatio Alger Jr.
- Once, when Ukridge and I were alone, I ventured to expostulate.
- Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
- James saw the look of pain in the man's face, and ventured to expostulate.
- Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham
- He was over the edge before Myra could open her lips to expostulate.
- Extract from : « The Mistress of Shenstone » by Florence L. Barclay
- He could expostulate with her afterward, and withdraw his promise.
- Extract from : « A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
- He is one will fight first, and then expostulate, condemn first, and then examine.
- Extract from : « Microcosmography » by John Earle
Antonyms for expostulate
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