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Definition of expostulate in English Turkish dictionary
- {f} sitem etmek
- {f} eleştirmek
- protesto etmek
- itiraz etmek
- uyar
- {f} uyarmak
- {f} öğüt vermek
- expostulate with
- uyarmak
- expostulate with
- dostça tenkit etmek
- expostulate with
- ikaz etmek
- expostulate with
- (Fiili Deyim ) kusurunu dostça yüzüne vurmak , sitem etmek
- expostulation
- uyarma
- expostulation
- dosça tenkit
- expostulated
- sitem edilmiş
- expostulating
- sitem etme
- expostulation
- {i} itiraz
- expostulation
- {i} sitem
- expostulation
- {i} eleştiri
- expostulation
- {i} dostça uyarı
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English - English
Definition of expostulate in English English dictionary
- To protest or remonstrate
he affectionately loved many persons to whom he never or hardly ever shewed a countenance of love. Once on my venturing to expostulate with him on the subject, he reminded me of Solomon: “Many sons I have; it is not fit that I should smile on them.”.
- to discuss
- {v} to reason, argue, debate, dispute
- 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
- {f} protest against, dispute; admonish, council
- To discuss; to examine
- If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. `For heaven's sake!' Dot expostulated. `They're cheap and they're useful.' For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate His family expostulated with him. = remonstrate. to express strong disapproval, disagreement, or annoyance with someone (past participle of expostulare, from postulare )
- reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- expostulation
- A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate
- expostulation
- The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate
- expostulation
- {n} a reasoning with, debate, charge
- expostulated
- past of expostulate
- expostulates
- third-person singular of expostulate
- expostulating
- present participle of expostulate
- expostulation
- an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- expostulation
- an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
- expostulation
- The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion
- expostulation
- {i} protest, dispute; admonition, council
- expostulation
- the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Related Terms
expostulate
Hyphenation
ex·pos·tu·lateSynonyms
challenge, demur, except, inveigh, kick, object, protest, remonstrate, squawk, argue, dissuade, opposePronunciation
Etymology
[ ik-'späs-ch&-"lAt ] (verb.) 1573. First attested circa 16th century, from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulo, "demand or claim," from ex- + postulo, "demand".Resimler
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