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- DictionaryEx·pos·tu·late/ikˈspäsCHəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. express strong disapproval or disagreement: "I expostulated with him in vain"
The meaning of EXPOSTULATE is discuss, examine. How to use expostulate in a sentence.
formal uk / ɪkˈspɒs.tjə.leɪt / us / ɪkˈspɑː.stjə.leɪt /. Add to word list. to express disagreement or complaint: expostulate with someone about something Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Expostulate definition: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate. See examples of EXPOSTULATE used in a sentence.
When you expostulate, you argue strongly against someone doing something. You might expostulate with your little brother, objecting to his plan to jump off the roof into a pile of leaves.
to express disagreement or complaint: expostulate with someone about something Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complaining. be/go on at someone idiom. bellyaching. bemoan. bewail. brouhaha. bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom. carping. complain. grizzle.
To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate. See Synonyms at object. v.tr. To say in protest; object: "[He] expostulated that they had every right to hold a street meeting" (Pierre Berton).
expostulate. To argue or reason (with), esp in order to dissuade from an action or intention.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
To argue or reason (with), esp in order to dissuade from an action or intention.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of expostulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Expostulate definition: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate. See examples of EXPOSTULATE used in a sentence.
