expostulates
Meaning of expostulates
verb, 3rd person present
- express strong disapproval or disagreement.
he found Fox expostulating with a young man
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’.
Information about expostulates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of expostulates is: expostulate.
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Hyphenation of expostulates
ex-pos-tu-lates
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
- expostulates is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
expostulates synonyms
Meaning make a forcefully reproachful protest:
Meaning have or express a different opinion:
Meaning give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view:
Meaning think, understand, and form judgements logically:
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