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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ex-ā'ci-nāte, v. t. p. 472To remove the kernel from. [Rare.]Ex-ăc'i-nā'tion, n. p. 472The act of removing the kernel. [Rare.]Ex-āct', a. p. 472Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; as, the exact sum; the exact time. All this, exact to rule, were brought about. Pope. 2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, with a…Ex-āct', v. t. p. 472To demand or require authoritatively or of right; to compel payment or delivery of; to enforce a yielding of; to extort; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, and the like. Duty, And justice to my…Ex-ăct′, v. i. p. 472To practice extortion. [Obs.] The enemy shall not exact upon him. Ps. lxxxix. 22.Ex-ăct'er, n. p. 472One who exacts; an extortioner.Ex-āct'ing, p. a. p. 472Demanding and compelling to pay or yield under color of authority; oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands; disposed or accustomed to demand the exact fulfillment of obligations, without…Ex-ăc'tion, n. p. 472The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; authoritative demand; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction of tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.…Ex-ăct'i-tūde, n. p. 472Exactness. [Rare.]Ex-ăct'ly, adv. p. 472In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. “So rarely and exactly wrought.” Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted…Ex-āct'ness, n. p. 472The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of judgment or deportment. 2. Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as, exactness in accounts or…Ex-ăct’or, n. p. 472One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands.Ex-āct'ress, n. p. 472A female who exacts, or is severe and unreasonable in making demands. B. Jonson.Ex-ăc'ū-āte, v. t. p. 472To whet or sharpen. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Ex-ăc'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 472Whetting or sharpening. [Obs.]Ex-ær'e-sĭs, n. p. 472(Surg.) That branch of surgery which relates to the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body. Brande.Ex-ăg'ger-āte, v. t. p. 472To heap or pile up. [Obs.] “Oaks and firs covered by the . . . moorish earth exaggerated upon them.” Hale. 2. To increase or amplify; to enlarge beyond bounds; to heighten; especially, to represent…Ex-ăg'ger-ā'tion, n. p. 472The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] “Exaggeration of sand.” Hale. 2. A representation beyond the truth; hyperbole. They felt no need of exaggeration of what they saw. I. Taylor. 3. (Paint.) A…Ex-ăg'ger-a-tīve, a. p. 472Tending to exaggerate. “Exaggerative language.” Geddes.Ex-ăg'gēr-a-tō-ry, a. p. 472Containing exaggeration, or tending to exaggerate. “Exaggeratory declamation.” Johnson.Ex-ăg'-i-tāte, v. t. p. 472To agitate; to reproach. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.Ex-ăg'-i-tā'tion, n. p. 472Agitation. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex/al-bū'mi-noŭs, a. p. 472(Bot.) Having no albumen about the embryo, or none but that of the cotyledons; — said of certain seeds. Henslow.Ex-alt′, v. t. p. 472To raise high; to elevate; to lift up. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. Isa. xiv. 13. Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes. Pope. 2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth…Ex'al-tā'do, n. p. 472A member of the liberal political party of Spain.Ĕx'al-tā'tion, n. p. 472The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. I wondered at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton. 2. (Chem.) The refinement or subtilization of…Ex-alt'ed, p. a. p. 472Raised to a lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified; sublime. Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny. Ames.Ex-alt'ed-ness, n. p. 472The state of being exalted; elevation.Ex-alt'er, n. p. 472One who exalts or raises to dignity.Ex-ā'men, n. p. 472Examination; disquisition; inquiry. [Rare.] “A critical examen of the two pieces.” Cowper.Ex-ăm'i-na-ble, a. p. 472Capable of being examined; proper for examination, investigation, or inquiry. Burke.Ex-ăm’i-nant, n. p. 472One who examines; an examiner; investigator. One window was so placed as to throw a strong light at the foot of the table at which prisoners were usually posted for examination, while the upper end…Ex-ăm'i-nate, n. p. 472A person subjected to examination. [Obs.] Bacon.Ex-ăm′ĭ-nā′tion, n. p. 472The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry. 2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or a…Ex-ăm'i-nā/tor, n. p. 473An examiner. [Rare.] “A prudent examinator.” W. Scott.Ex-ăm'ine, v. t. p. 473To test by a balance; to try and assay by the appropriate methods or tests, as a mineral, a chemical compound, and the like. 2. To inquire into and determine; to investigate the fact, reasons, or…Ex-ăm-i-nee', n. p. 473A person who is subjected to an examination.Ex-ăm'in-er, n. p. 473One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates. 2. An officer designated to conduct any kind of examination; as, in universities and other literary institutions, one appointed as an…Ex-ăm'in-ing, p. a. p. 473Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.Ex'am-pla-ry, a. p. 473Serving for example or pattern; worthy of imitation; exemplary.Ex-ăm’ple, n. p. 473One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of others or of the whole; a sample. 2. That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy. I gave, thou sayest, the…Ex-ăm'ple, v. t. p. 473To set an example; to justify by adducing examples; to exemplify. [Obs.] I may example my digression by some mighty precedent. Shak.Ex-âm'ple-less, a. p. 473Above example; superior; having no equal. [Obs.]Ex-ăm'pler, n. p. 473A pattern; an exemplar; a sampler. [Obs.]Ex·âm'pless, a. p. 473See EXAMPLELESS. They that durst to strike At so exampleless and unblamed a life. B. Jonson.Ex-ân'gui-oûs, a. p. 473Having no blood; bloodless. [Obs.] See EXSANGUIOUS. Browne.Ex-ăn'gu-lous, a. p. 473Having no corners; without angles. [Rare.]Ex-ăn'i-mate, a. p. 473Destitute of life; inanimate; dead. “With caresses exanimate.” Spencer. 2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. “Pale wretch exanimate by love.” Thomson.Ex-ăn'ĭ-māte, v. t. p. 473To render destitute of life; to kill. 2. To deprive of animation; to dishearten.Ex-ăn'/i-mā'/tion, n. p. 473Deprivation of life or of spirits. [Rare.] Bailey.Ex-ăn′i-mōŭs, a. p. 473Lifeless; dead. [Obs.] Johnson.Ex-ăn'tha-lōse', n. p. 473(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of soda, and occurring as an efflorescence in certain lavas, and also in other situations; native sulphate of soda.Ex-ăn'them, n. p. 473Same as EXANTHEMA.Ĕx'an-thē'mȧ, n. p. 473(Med.) An efflorescence or redness of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, small-pox, scarlatina, and the like diseases;—sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.Ex-ăn'the-măt'ic or Ĕx'an-thĕm'a-tous, a. p. 473Relating to exanthem; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption. Dunglison.Ex'an-thē'sis, n. p. 473(Med.) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.Ex-ăn'ṭlāte, v. t. p. 473To take out; to draw up and bring forth, as water from a well. [Obs.] 2. To spend; to exhaust. [Obs.] “Wearied and exantlated.” Boyle.Ĕx'ant-lā'tion, n. p. 473The act of drawing out; exhaustion. [Obs.] Browne.Ex'a-rāte, v. t. p. 473To plow up; hence, to mark as if by a plow; to engrave; to write. [Obs.] Blount.Ex'a-rā'tion, n. p. 473The act of plowing; hence, the act of marking, as if with a plow, or of inscribing or writing. [Obs.] Bailey.