expostulate

Meanings

• verb

  to express one's views or reasons strongly and at length

  - "He expended great energy in expostulating his case to the judge."
  - "The salesman tried to expostulate with the customer about the defects in the product."

• verb

  to argue or discuss at length

  - "They spent hours expostulating the merits of their opposing views."
  - "The politicians spent the entire day expostulating in the parliament."

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Synonyms

challenge , demur , except , inveigh , kick , object , protest , remonstrate , squawk

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with expostulate
postulate , exasperate , collaborate

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Variants

List of all variants of expostulate that leads to same result
expostulate , expostulated , expostulates , expostulating

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Etymology

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From Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare, meaning 'to lay before, to expose'.

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Trivia

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1. Expostulation is a rhetorical device commonly used in poetry and drama.

2. The word 'expostulate' has 11 letters and is pronounced as /ɪkˈspɒstjuːlət/.

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Related Concepts

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1. rhetorical question: A question asked not for the answer but to make a point or to elicit a response from the audience.

2. indignation: A strong feeling of disapproval towards someone or something.

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Culture

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In literature, expostulation is a form of rhetorical question, where a speaker expresses their indignation or disapproval towards an action or situation. It is often used to appeal to the audience's sense of morality or justice.

How to Memorize "expostulate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of laying out or exposing your views and reasons in a lengthy and passionate manner.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of expressing strong opinions and laying out reasons.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Expend Energy Persistently Over Strongly Taking On Unjustified Talk' to remember the meaning of expostulate.

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