Main Entry: ex·pos·tu·late

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex- + postulare to ask for — more at postulate

Date: 1573

transitive verb obsolete : discuss, examineintransitive verb : to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance