expostulate

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Synonyms: postulate, expostulator, expostulated, exosculate, expostulates, expostulative

Antonyms: postulate, expostulator, expostulated, exosculate, expostulates, expostulative

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[protest]] or [[remonstrate]]; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct {{+obj|en|:with<q:often>}}. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

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