expostulate
verb
ex·pos·tu·late
ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt 
expostulated; expostulating; expostulates
: to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance
Examples of expostulate in a Sentence
the concerned parents tried to expostulate with their daughter when she announced her intention to live on her own in New York City
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But her style, it is suggested (for what happened at those audiences was wholly confidential) was never to expostulate – merely to ask a leading question, or to drop a subtle hint.
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Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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Sarah Gristwood, CNN, 12 Sep. 2022
His humility does not work in his favor when promoting fights, and there is no hype man in Miocic’s corner expostulating his accolades.
—Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Expostulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expostulate. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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expostulate
verb
ex·pos·tu·late
ik-ˈspäs-chə-ˌlāt
expostulated; expostulating
expostulation
noun
-ˌspäs-chə-ˈlā-shən
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