expostulate, postulate

expostulate, postulate
Expostulate means "to reason earnestly," "to remonstrate," "to demand": "The policeman expostulated with the motorist about the dangers of fast driving." Postulate is derived from the same Latin word as expostulate but means "to claim, assume, ask, or request without any degree of urgency or force": "The lecturer postulated the idea that all of us are selfish."

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  • postulate — See expostulate. See expostulate, postulate …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • expostulate — See expostulate, postulate …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • expostulate — 1530s, to demand, to claim, from L. expostulatus, pp. of expostulare to demand urgently, remonstrate, from ex from (see EX (Cf. ex )) + postulare to demand (see POSTULATE (Cf. postulate)). Friendlier sense is first recorded in English 1570s.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 a person on …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expostulate — [ek späs′chə lāt΄, ikspäs′chə lāt΄] vi. expostulated, expostulating [< L expostulatus, pp. of expostulare, to demand vehemently, require < ex , intens. + postulare: see POSTULATE] to reason with a person earnestly, objecting to that person… …   English World dictionary

  • expostulate — verb Etymology: Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare to demand, dispute, from ex + postulare to ask for more at postulate Date: 1573 transitive verb obsolete discuss, examine intransitive verb to reason earnestly with a person for… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expostulate — expostulatingly, adv. expostulator, n. /ik spos cheuh layt /, v.i., expostulated, expostulating. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the… …   Universalium

  • expostulate — ex•pos•tu•late [[t]ɪkˈspɒs tʃəˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing to reason earnestly with someone by way of warning or rebuke • Etymology: 1525–35; < L expostulātus, ptp. of expostulāre. See ex I, postulate ex•pos′tu•lat ing•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Expostulated — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Expostulating — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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