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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
expostulate /ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt, ɛk-/

▶verb express strong disapproval or disagreement.

– derivatives
expostulation noun,
expostulatory /-lət(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C16: from L. expostulat-, expostulare ‘demand’.

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