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   Ex·pos·tu·late

   /ikˈspäsCHəˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. express strong disapproval or disagreement: "I expostulated with him in vain"

   Word 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. expostulation noun
   • 2. expostulator noun
   • 3. expostulatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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