expostulate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

Japanese Meaning

異議を唱える / 抗議する / 真摯に諫言する

委員会が突然の予算削減を提案したとき、数人の委員は重要なプログラムに及ぼす害を指摘して抗議し始めた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong.

expostulates

（ present singular third-person ）

expostulating

（ participle present ）

expostulated

（ participle past ）

expostulated

（ past ）