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Definition of expostulate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

expostulate

verb

NAmE//ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] (+ speech) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they expostulate

he / she / it expostulates

past simple expostulated

-ing form expostulating

to argue, disagree, or protest about something

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expostulation

NAmE//ɪkˌspɑstʃəˈleɪʃn//

noun [uncountable, countable]See expostulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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