EXPOSTULATE
Ex*pos"tu*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Expostulated();p. pr. & vb. n.
Expostulating.] Etym: [L. expostulatus, p.p. of expostulare to demand
vehemently; ex out + postulare to ask, require. See Postulate.]
Defn: To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; — followed by with. Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong. Jowett (Thuc. ).
Syn.
— To remonstrate; reason. See Remonstrate.
EXPOSTULATE
Ex*pos"tu*late, v. t.
Defn: To discuss; to examine. [Obs.]
To expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is. Shak.
EXPOSTULATION
Ex*pos`tu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. expostulatio.]
Defn: The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion. We must use expostulation kindly. Shak.
EXPOSTULATOR
Ex*pos"tu*la`tor (;135), n.
Defn: One who expostulates. Lamb.
EXPOSTULATORY
Ex*pos"tu*la*to*ry, a.