expostulate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt, ɛk-/

verb

[no object]
  • express strong disapproval or disagreement: he found Fox expostulating with a young man

Derivatives

expostulation

Pronunciation: /-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

expostulator

noun

expostulatory

Pronunciation: /-lət(ə)ri/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'demand how or why, state a complaint'): from Latin expostulat- 'demanded', from the verb expostulare, from ex- 'out' + postulare 'demand'