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Expostulated

To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

📖 Definitions of "Expostulated"

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To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

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Word	Definition
expostulatorynoun	Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expostulationnoun	The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
expositional	Explained in clear terms, as in writing.
expoundedverb	(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
expoundingverb	The act by which something is expounded.
expiatory	Of or pertaining to expiation.
expoundernoun	A person who expounds or explains
expoundverb	(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
expulsive	Tending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
expoundsverb	(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
expatiateverb	To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
exclaustrationnoun	The release of a monk (or nun) from their religious vows, and their subsequent return to the outside world.
exstipulatenoun	(botany) Not bearing stipules.
expositorynoun	Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
extenuated	Made slender or thin; emaciated, wasted.
extenuatesverb	(archaic) (specifically) To diminish or seek to diminish the extent or severity of (a crime, guilt, a mistake, or something else negative) by making apologies or excuses; to palliate.
expatiationnoun	An act of expatiating.
explicatingverb	(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
expiatesverb	(ambitransitive) To atone or make reparation for.
expiratorynoun	Of or pertaining to expiration

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