expostulate

Verb

reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct [(often) with with].

Origin / Etymology

From Latin expostulō (“demand, claim”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, ex- + postulate.

Synonyms

challenge, demur, except, inveigh, kick, object, protest, remonstrate, squawk

Scrabble Score: 20

expostulate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
expostulate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expostulate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

expostulate: valid Words With Friends Word