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expostulate

verb as in reason with

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Situated as we were, we did not feel ourselves at liberty to expostulate against the obvious unreasonableness of their demands.

“Yes,” replied the seamen, unanimously; and Ready knew that it was in vain to expostulate.

To expostulate with the rebellious house of Israel he was sent.

And so great had been my surprise over these last acquirements of the captain that until now I had had no breath to expostulate.

Let us expostulate with these learned sages, these priests of the sacred temple of justice.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to expostulate, such as: argue, dissuade, oppose, protest, and remonstrate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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