Expostulate (verb)
eks-poss-too-layt
Express strong disapproval or disagreement.
Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘demand how or why, state a complaint’): from Latin expostulat- ‘demanded’, from the verb expostulare, from ex- ‘out’ + postulare ‘demand’.
Example sentences
“She often exposulates, rising into epic rants.”
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