expostulate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt\
- /ɪkˈspɒs.tjʊ.leɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt\

Definitions of expostulate word

noun expostulate Express strong disapproval or disagreement. 1
intransitive verb expostulate protest, object 1
verb expostulate If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. 0
verb expostulate to argue or reason (with), esp in order to dissuade from an action or intention 0
intransitive verb expostulate to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person's actions or intentions; remonstrate (with) 0
verb expostulate To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct. 0

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Parts of speech for Expostulate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for expostulate

verb expostulate

remonstrate — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
reprove — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.

All 10 Synonyms of expostulate

Antonyms for expostulate

verb expostulate

agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.

Just one Antonym for expostulate

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