expostulate
31expostulate — v.intr. (often foll. by with a person) make a protest; remonstrate earnestly. Derivatives: expostulation n. expostulatory adj. Etymology: L expostulare expostulat (as EX (1), postulare demand) …
32Expostulated — 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 …
33Expostulating — 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 …
34expostulation — expostulate ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand …
35expostulatory — expostulate ► VERB ▪ express strong disapproval or disagreement. DERIVATIVES expostulation noun expostulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expostulare demand …
36Remonstrate — Re*mon strate, v. i. To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure, or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to remonstrate against proposed taxation. [1913 Webster] It is …
37object — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thing, item; goal, aim, purpose, objective. See substance, intention. v. i. disapprove, demur, challenge, protest, resist, kick. See disapprobation, dissent, unity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A corporeal… …
38remonstrate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. protest, expostulate, demur, criticize, find fault, pick flaws, animadvert, censure, scold, nag, deprecate, recriminate, decry, frown upon, disparage, disapprove, object, argue, reason with; see also complain 1 , object ,… …
39object# — object n 1 *thing, article Analogous words: *affair, concern, matter, thing: *form, figure, shape, configuration 2 objective, goal, end, aim, design, purpose, *intention, intent Analogous words: * …
40admonish — I (advise) verb admonere, advocate, alert, call attention to, charge, correct, counsel, enjoin, exhort, give advice, give counsel, give notice, inform, instruct, notify, offer counsel, prescribe, propound, recommend, submit, suggest, urge II… …
