| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To protest or remonstrate.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb expostulate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (expostulate) | 1. Reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion.[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. To discuss; to examine.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: expostulating, expostulated, expostulates, expostulator, expostulators, expostulatingly and expostulatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "EXPOSTULATING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1632. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXPOSTULATING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Reasoning or urging arguments against any improper conduct.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of expostulate. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
