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expostulate (ik SPAHS chuh layt") (verb)
To reason or to discuss earnestly, typically to point out an inappropriate behavior: The parents attempted to expostulate with their children about the broken window.
postulate (PAHS chuh layt") (verb)
To assume that something is true: Jarvis stated he would postulate that the garden would do much better if it rained more often.
It seemed silly to try to expostulate with the small children just because Merlin had decided to postulate that they had stolen apples from his tree.
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