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expostulate

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  1. object                
 
ex.pos.tu.late \ik-'spa:s-ch*-.la-t\ vb [L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare 
   to demand, dispute, fr. ex-)X + postulare to ask for obs  : DISCUSS, 
   EXAMINE  : to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or 
   remonst rance