Associations to the word «Expostulate»

Wiktionary

EXPOSTULATE, verb. To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

Dictionary definition

EXPOSTULATE, verb. Reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza