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Definition of Expostulate
1. Verb. Reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion.
Definition of Expostulate
1. v. i. To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with.
2. v. t. To discuss; to examine.
Definition of Expostulate
1. Verb. To protest or remonstrate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expostulate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expostulate
Literary usage of Expostulate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1826)
"EXPLOSION, p. Eruption. EXPOSED, t). Sii.b/nt. TO expostulate, REMONSTRATE.
expostulate, from postulo to de- nand, signifies to demand reasons for a thing. ..."
2. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... and Spain triumphs in Paris—States expostulate with the queen—English statesmen
still deceived— Deputies from Netherland churches hold conference with ..."
3. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"Let others expostulate, he submits. Л ay, even submission does not adequately
express his feelings. We frequently submit, nut so much from ..."
4. Culture & Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism : And by Matthew Arnold (1910)
"I expostulate WITH ARMINIUS ON HIS REVOLUTIONARY SENTIMENTS. GRUB STREET, August
6, 1866. I THOUGHT it was very odd I got no answer from Arminius von ..."
5. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"Convention go forth in Procession to 'expostulate with the People—Forced back to
their Hall, and compelled lo Decree the Accusation of Thirty of their Body. ..."
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