expostulation
11expostulation — ex·pos·tu·la·tion || ɪk‚spÉ’stjÊŠ leɪʃn n. protest, dispute; admonition, council …
12expostulation — n. Remonstrance, protest …
13expostulation — n remonstration, remonstrance, objection, protest, complaint, argument; admonition, warning, caution, exhortation; advice, counsel, Archaic. dissuasion, Archaic. dehortation; reproach, re buke; disapproval, disapprobation, deprecation …
14expostulation — ex·pos·tu·la·tion …
15expostulation — See: expostulate …
16expostulation — ex•pos•tu•la•tion [[t]ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. an act or instance of expostulating • Etymology: 1580–90; < L ex•pos′tu•la•to ry ləˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i ex•pos′tu•la tive ˌleɪ tɪvadj …
17expostulation — /əkspɒstʃuˈleɪʃən/ (say uhksposchooh layshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest. 2. an expostulatory remark or address …
18expostulation — noun 1. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest • Syn: ↑remonstrance, ↑remonstration, ↑objection • Derivationally related forms: ↑object (for: ↑objection), ↑expostulate …
19expostulate — UK [ɪkˈspɒstʃʊleɪt] / US [ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms expostulate : present tense I/you/we/they expostulate he/she/it expostulates present participle expostulating past tense expostulated past participle expostulated very… …
20Persuade — Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,… …