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expostulate

ex·pos·tu·late

UK/ɛksˈpɒstjʊleɪt/ US/ɛksˈpɑstjʊleɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

Origin

From Latin expostulō (“demand, claim”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + postulate.

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