English-Thai Dictionary

expostulate

VI แสดง ความ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ติง  ท้วง  ทักท้วง  คัดค้าน  dissuade oppose remonstrate sa-daeng-kwam-mai-hen-duai

 

expostulate about

PHRV โต้แย้ง  ต่อว่า  คัดค้าน  expostulate on to-yeang

 

expostulate on

PHRV โต้แย้ง  ต่อว่า  คัดค้าน  expostulate about to-yeang

 

expostulate with

PHRV โต้แย้ง กับ  เถียง กับ  to-yeang-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPOSTULATE

v.i.[L. expostulo; ex and postulo, to require, probably from the root of posco.] To reason earnestly with a person, on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to desist, or to make redress; followed by with.
The emperor's embassador expostulated with the king, that he had broken the league with the emperor.

 

EXPOSTULATE

v.t.To discuss; to examine. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPOSTULATE

Ex *pos "tu *late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Expostulated ();p. pr. & vb. n.Expostulating. ] Etym: [L. expostulatus, p.p. of expostulare to demand vehemently; ex out + postulare to ask, require. See Postulate. ]

 

Defn: To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; -- followed by with. Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong. Jowett (Thuc. ).

 

Syn. -- To remonstrate; reason. See Remonstrate.

 

EXPOSTULATE

EXPOSTULATE Ex *pos "tu *late, v. t.

 

Defn: To discuss; to examine. [Obs. ] To expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expostulate

ex pos tu late |ikˈspäsCHəˌlāt ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] express strong disapproval or disagreement: I expostulated with him in vain. DERIVATIVES ex pos tu la tion |ikˌspäsCHəˈlāSHən |noun, ex pos tu la tor |-lātər |noun, ex pos tu la to ry |ikˌspäsCHələˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘demand how or why, state a complaint ’): from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded, ’ from the verb expostulare, from ex- ‘out ’ + postulare ‘demand. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

expostulate

expostulate |ɪkˈspɒstjʊleɪt, ɛk- | ▶verb [ no obj. ] express strong disapproval or disagreement: he found Fox expostulating with a young man. DERIVATIVES expostulation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, expostulator noun, expostulatory |-lət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘demand how or why, state a complaint ’): from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded ’, from the verb expostulare, from ex- ‘out ’ + postulare ‘demand ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expostulate

expostulate verb Jim expostulated with the teacher's opinion to no avail: remonstrate with, disagree with, argue with, take issue with, protest against, reason against, express disagreement with, raise objections to, rail against.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expostulate

expostulate verb one of the prisoners expostulated with him: remonstrate, disagree, argue, take issue, reason, express disagreement; make a protest to, protest to, raise objections to, object to, complain to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expostulate

ex pos tu late /ɪkspɑ́stʃəlèɪt |-pɔ́stju -/動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠【人に /行為などについて 】(その正しくないことを )説き聞かせる, さとす, いさめる, 忠告する «with /on , about » .ex p ò s tu l á tion 名詞 ex p ó s tu l à tor 名詞