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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
expostulate
ex·pos·tu·late (ĭk-spŏsʹchə-lāt')intr.v. ex·pos·tu·lat·ed, ex·pos·tu·lat·ing, ex·pos·tu·lates To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate. See Synonyms at object. [Latin expostulāre, expostulāt- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + postulāre, to demand; See prek- in Indo-European Roots.] ex·pos'tu·laʹtion n.ex·posʹtu·la'tor n.ex·posʹtu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) or ex·posʹtu·la'tive adj.
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