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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Expostulation

· Ex·pos·tu·la·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest;…
  1. 1.
    The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion.
    “We must use expostulation kindly.” Shak.