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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spas
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leIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
expostulates, expostulating, expostulated |
| definition: |
to argue earnestly with someone, usu. against an intended action; remonstrate.
The drunken passenger expostulated with the flight attendant as she escorted him off the plane.- similar words:
- argue, remonstrate
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| related words: |
deprecate, discourage, object |
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| derivations: |
expostulative (adj.), expostulatory (adj.), expostulatingly (adv.), expostulation (n.), expostulator (n.) |
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