expostulates

Verb

Express strong disapproval or disagreement.

ریشه

Late Middle English from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded urgently’, from the verb expostulare.

مثال

• She expostulates with her husband for his reckless spending.
• The professor expostulates about the lack of academic rigor in the student's thesis.
• He expostulates in vain that they are breaching the peace treaty.

ترکیب‌های رایج

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