expostulate
vi . 勸誡,忠告,抗議
勸誡,忠告,抗議
expostulate v 1 :
reason with (
somebody )
for the purpose of dissuasion Expostulate \
Ex *
pos "
tu *
late \ (?;
135 ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Expostulated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Expostulating }.] [
L .
expostulatus ,
p .
p .
of expostulare to demand vehemently ;
ex out postulare to ask ,
require .
See {
Postulate }.]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Men expostulate with erring friends ;
they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong .
--
Jowett (
Thuc . ).
Syn :
To remonstrate ;
reason .
See {
Remonstrate }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Expostulate \
Ex *
pos "
tu *
late \,
v .
t .
To discuss ;
to examine . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
To expostulate What majesty should be ,
what duty is . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "
expostulate ":
admonish ,
argue ,
beef ,
bitch ,
boggle ,
boycott ,
call in question ,
caution ,
challenge ,
charge ,
combat ,
complain ,
cry out against ,
daunt ,
debate ,
demonstrate ,
demonstrate against ,
demur ,
discuss ,
dispute ,
dissuade ,
encourage ,
enjoin ,
enter a protest ,
except ,
exhort ,
fight ,
frighten off ,
holler ,
howl ,
incite ,
induce ,
intimidate ,
inveigh against ,
issue a caveat ,
kick ,
kid out of ,
march ,
move ,
object ,
oppose ,
persuade ,
picket ,
preach ,
press objections ,
prompt ,
protest ,
raise a howl ,
rally ,
remonstrate ,
resist ,
scruple ,
sit in ,
squawk ,
state a grievance ,
strike ,
talk out of ,
teach in ,
unpersuade ,
urge ,
warn ,
yell bloody murder
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