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(Latin: to demand, to ask)

expostulate (verb), expostulates; expostulated; expostulating
To reason earnestly with someone about his or her conduct or behavior: Mary expostulated with her little brother as she was trying to persuade him not to kick the ball around in the living room!
To earnestly try to reason with someone to correct his or her behavior.
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