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.
Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring
accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong.
Jowett (Thuc. ).
Syn. -- To remonstrate; reason. See Remonstrate.
Ex*pos"tu*late, v. t. To discuss;
to examine. [Obs.]
To expostulate
What majesty should be, what duty is.
Shak.
