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Word: Expostulate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘demand how or why, state a complaint’): from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded’, from the verb expostulare, from ex- ‘out’ + postulare ‘demand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈspɒstjʊleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
express strong disapproval or disagreement
Short Definition:express strong disapproval or disagreement
Examples:- he found Fox expostulating with a young man
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