Word Meanings - EXPOSTULATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring

Additional info about word: EXPOSTULATE

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. Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong. Jowett . Syn. -- To remonstrate; reason. See Remonstrate.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of EXPOSTULATE)

• Deprecate
• Disavow
• disclaim
• expostulate
• intercede
• Protest
• Expostulate
• remonstrate
• denounce
• repudiate
• deprecate
• affirm
• aver
• assure
• Remonstrate
• rebel
• protest
• recalcitrate
• object
• admonish

Related words: (words related to EXPOSTULATE)

• ADMONISHER
  One who admonishes.
• ASSURER
  1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
• OBJECTIVENESS
  Objectivity. Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light Sir M. Hale
• AFFIRMATIVELY
  In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.
• REBELLOW
  To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow. The cave rebellowed, and the temple shook. Dryden.
• DENOUNCE
  denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce, report, nuntius a 1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim . Denouncing wrath to come. Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut. xxx.
• DISAVOWANCE
  Disavowal. South.
• OBJECTIST
  One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. Ed. Rev.
• DISAVOWMENT
  Disavowal. Wotton.
• DISAVOWER
  One who disavows.
• OBJECT
  before, to oppose; ob + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See 1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. Of less account some knight thereto object, Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove. Fairfax. Some strong
• OBJECTIVATE
  To objectify.
• PROTESTATION
  Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial. (more info) 1.
• EXPOSTULATE
  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. Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring
• AFFIRMATORY
  Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. Massey.
• PROTESTINGLY
  By way of protesting.
• INTERCEDE
  1. To pass between; to intervene. He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived. Sir M. Hale. 2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead
• OBJECTLESS
  Having no object; purposeless.
• REBELLION
  Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a 1. The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to which one owes
• PROTESTER
  One who protests a bill of exchange, or note. (more info) 1. One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration. Shak.
• UNASSURED
  1. Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted. Spenser. 3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.
• SUPRAPROTEST
  An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.
• CEREBELLAR; CEREBELLOUS
  Pertaining to the cerebellum.
• CEREBEL
  The cerebellum. Derham.