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What is the verb for expostulative?

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expostulate
  1. To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remonstrate, protest, object, complain, kick, oppose, demur, disagree, except, reprove, argue, reason, admonish, take exception, take issue, express disagreement, object to, raise objections to, make a protest to, protest to, dissent, kick up a fuss, kick up a stink, gripe, moan, challenge, inveigh, disapprove, grumble, resist, grouse, cavil, beef, criticize, dispute, crab, raise objections, holler, deprecate, squawk, kvetch, make a fuss, criticise, sound off, condemn, whine, whinge, grouch, fuss, grizzle … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I tried to expostulate with my friend about his reckless driving, emphasizing the potential dangers and legal consequences.”
      “Before he has any chance to expostulate, he is mortally wounded by the tenor and dies.”
      “Her works do not expostulate on art issues or complain about a difficult early life.”
expostulates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remonstrates, protests, objects, complains, kicks, opposes, demurs, disagrees, excepts, reproves, argues, reasons, admonishes, takes exception, takes issue, expresses disagreement, objects to, raises objections to, makes a protest to, protests to, dissents, challenges, kicks up a fuss, kicks up a stink, resists, disapproves, disputes, raises objections, cavils, gripes, moans, take issue with, deprecates, fights, inveighs, expresses disapproval, balks, combats, lodges a protest, baulks, makes a fuss, sounds off, makes a stink, makes an objection, raises hell, stickles, scruples, objects noisily to, complains vociferously to, protests loudly to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the Preface to St Leon, Godwin expostulates upon his turn from a politics based on public discussion to one based on private affections.”
      “He expostulates, but Ginger stands firm, and, because her stylishness is all-powerful, he has to give in.”
      “As soon as the ambassadors are gone, Polonius, saying he will not expostulate on the obvious, expostulates.”
expostulateth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate
expostulated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of expostulate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remonstrated, protested, objected, complained, kicked, opposed, demurred, disagreed, excepted, reproved, argued, reasoned, admonished, took exception, taken exception, took issue, taken issue, expressed disagreement, objected to, raised objections to, made a protest to, protested to, dissented, challenged, kicked up a stink, kicked up a fuss, resisted, disapproved, disputed, raised objections, cavilled, caviled, griped, moaned, deprecated, fought, inveighed, expressed disapproval, balked, combatted, combated, lodged a protest, baulked, made a fuss, sounded off, made an objection, made a stink, put up a fight, protested against, expressed objections … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I groggily expostulated into the mouthpiece, while using my free hand to rub the bruise I could feel forming on my face.”
      “I offhandedly expostulated whilst continuing to read her two page monologue.”
      “She expostulated without struggling because it was hard for her to repulse him.”
expostulating
  1. present participle of expostulate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. remonstrating, protesting, objecting, complaining, kicking, opposing, demurring, disagreeing, excepting, reproving, arguing, reasoning, admonishing, taking exception, taking issue, expressing disagreement, objecting to, raising objections to, making a protest to, protesting to, dissenting, challenging, kicking up a fuss, kicking up a stink, resisting, disapproving, disputing, raising objections, cavilling, caviling, griping, moaning, deprecating, fighting, inveighing, expressing disapproval, balking, combating, combatting, lodging a protest, baulking, making a fuss, sounding off, making an objection, making a stink, raising hell, stickling, scrupling, complaining vociferously to, objecting noisily to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Page, have an official statement issued expostulating against the insurgents.”
      “I'm glad to see plenty of letters expostulating about the preposterous piece in the newspaper.”
      “When he came home from Fred Harper's, I heard her expostulating downstairs, saying that I couldn't stay, she wouldn't put up with it.”
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