[ik-SPOS-chuh-leyt]
verb
To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done.
Expostulate all you want. I’m still going forward with the tramp stamp.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Expostulate.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/expostulate. Accessed 1 June 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “expostulate”, accessed June 1, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/expostulate.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Expostulate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 1, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/expostulate