expostulate

ex·pos·tu·late

verb \ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt\

Definition of EXPOSTULATE

transitive verb

obsolete

: discuss, examine

intransitive verb

: to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance

Origin of EXPOSTULATE

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

First Known Use: 1573

Rhymes with EXPOSTULATE

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