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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-tīnct′, a. p. 485Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, fire, light, or a lamp, is extinct. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. Milton. 2. Having ceased; ended; terminated; closed; as, a family becomes…Ex-tinct', v. t. p. 485To put out; to destroy. [Obs.] Shak. Gave new fire to our extincted spirits. Shak.Ex-tinc'tion, n. p. 485The act of extinguishing or making extinct; the act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation, or otherwise. 2. The state of being extinguished, quenched, or suffocated…Ex'tine, n. p. 485(Bot.) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of certain plants. Brande.Ex-tin’gŭish, v. i. p. 485To cause to die out; to smother; to quench; to destroy; as, to extinguish a fire or flame; to extinguish life. “A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish.” Prescott. 2. To put an end…Ex-tin’guish-a-ble, a. p. 486Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.Ex-tin'guish-er, n. p. 486One who, or that which, extinguishes; especially, a hollow, conical utensil to be put on a candle or lamp to extinguish it.Ex-tin'guish-ment, n. p. 486The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or…Ex-tirp', v. t. p. 486To extirpate. [Obs.] It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar. Shak.Ex-tirp'a-ble, a. p. 486Capable of being extirpated or eradicated. Evelyn.Ex'tir-pate or Ex-tir'pāte, v. t. p. 486To pull or pluck up by the roots; to root out; to eradicate; to destroy totally; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor. 2. (Fig.) To eradicate; to root out; to destroy wholly; to get rid of…Ĕx'tir-pā'tion, n. p. 486The act of extirpating or rooting out; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil principles from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy. “In apparent…Ĕx'tir-pā'tor or Ex-tĩr'pa-tor, n. p. 486One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.Ex-tĩrp'er, n. p. 486One who extirpates. [Obs.] Bacon.Ĕx'ti-spĭ'cious, a. p. 486Relating to the inspection of entrails in order to prognostication. [Obs.] “Augurial, and extispicious inventions.” Browne.Ex-tŏl', v. t. p. 486To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.] Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes, Where you might sit and muster all the beauties. Beau. & Fl. 2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to…Ex-tōl'ler, n. p. 486One who extols or magnifies; a praiser or magnifier.Ex-tōl'ment, n. p. 486The act of extolling, or the state of being extolled. [Obs.] “In the verity of extolment.” Shak.Ex-tôr'sive, a. p. 486Serving to extort; tending to draw from by compulsion. [R.] Johnson.Ex-tôr'sive-ly, adv. p. 486In an extorsive manner; by extortion. [Rare.]Ex-tôrt', v. t. p. 486To wrest or wring from by physical force, by menace, duress, violence, authority, or by any illegal means; to wrench away from; to gain by force; to exact; as, to extort contributions from the…Ex-tôrt', v. i. p. 486To practice extortion. Spenser.Ex-tôrt', a. p. 486Extorted. [Obs.] Spenser.Ex-tôrt'er, n. p. 486One who practices extortion.Ex-tôr'tion, n. p. 486The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force, or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction. The clergy's bags Are lank and lean with thy extortions.…Ex-tôr'tion-a-ry, a. p. 486Practicing, pertaining to, or implying extortion; extortionate.Ex-tôr'tion-ate, a. p. 486Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.Ex-tōr'tion-er, n. p. 486One who practices extortion.Ex-tôr'tion-oüs, a. p. 486Extortionate.Ex-tôr'tious, a. p. 486Oppressive; violent; unjust. [Obs.] “The extortious cruelties of some.” Bp. Hall.Ex-tór'tious-ly, adv. p. 486By extortion. [Obs.] Bacon.Ex'trā p. 486A Latin preposition, denoting beyond or excess, often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, or beyond the limits or jurisdiction of that denoted by the word to which it is joined.Ĕx'trā, n. p. 486Something in addition to what is due or expected; something in addition to the regular charge or compensation;—commonly used in the plural. [Colloq.]Ex'trā, a. p. 486Over and above; beyond what is due, appointed, or expected; uncommon; extraordinary; as, extra work; extra pay, and the like. [Colloq.]Ĕx'trā-ăx'il-la-ry, a. p. 486(Bot.) Growing from above or below the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.Ex-trāct', v. t. p. 486To draw out; to withdraw. The bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweets. Milton. 2. To remove forcibly from a fixed position; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a…Ex'tract, n. p. 486That which is extracted or drawn out. 2. A passage taken from a book or writing; an excerpt; a citation; a quotation. 3. Any thing drawn from a substance by heat, solution, distillation, or chemical…Ex-trāct'a-ble or Ex-trāct'i-ble, a. p. 486Capable of being extracted.Ex-trā'et'i·form, a. p. 486(Chem.) Having the appearance or nature of an extract.Ex-trā'ction, n. p. 486The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from the earth, of a passage from a book, and the like. 2. The stock from which a…Ex-trāct'ive, a. p. 486Capable of being extracted. 2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out.Ex-trā'et'īve, n. p. 486Extract. Parr. 2. (Med.) A peculiar immediate principle admitted to exist in extracts. Bitter extractive is the immediate principle of bitter vegetables. Douglass.Ex-trāct'or, n. p. 486One who, or that which, extracts; (Surg.), a forceps or instrument for extracting substances.Ex'tra-dīc'tion-a-ry, a. p. 486Consisting not in words, but in realities. [Obs.] Of these extradictionary and real fallacies, Aristotle and logicians make in number six. Browne.Ex'tra-di'tion, n. p. 486The delivery, by one nation or state to another, of fugitives from justice, in pursuance of a treaty.Ex-trā'dos, n. p. 486(Arch.) The exterior curve of an arch;—usually the upper curve of voussoirs or stones forming the arch. Gwilt.Ex'tra-dō'tal, a. p. 486Not belonging to dower; as, extradotal property.Ex′tra-fō′li-ā′ceous, a. p. 486(Bot.) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles. Loudon.Ex'tra-fo-rā'ne-oūs, a. p. 486Pertaining to that which is out of doors. Fine weather and a variety of extraforaneous occupations ... make it difficult for me to find opportunities for writing. Cooper.Ex'tra-gē'ne-oŭs, a. p. 486Belonging to another kind.Ex'tra-ju-di'cial, a. p. 486Out of the proper court, or the ordinary course of legal procedure; not called for by the case; not legally required; as, an extrajudicial oath.Ĕx'tra-ju-di'cial-ly, adv. p. 486In a manner out of the ordinary course of legal proceedings. Ayliffe.Ex'tra-lim'it-a-ry, a. p. 486Being beyond the limit or bounds; as, extralimitary land. Milford.Ex’tra-lŏg’ie-al, a. p. 486Lying out of the domain of logic.Ĕx′tra-mĭs′sion, n. p. 486A sending out; emission. Browne.Ex'tra-mun'dāne, a. p. 486Beyond the limit of the material world, or relating to that which is so. “An extramundane being.” Warburton.Ĕx'tra-mū'ral, a. p. 486Without or beyond the walls, as of a fortified city.Ex·trā'ne·oŭs, a. p. 486Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; not essential; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor.Ex-trā'ne-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 486In an extraneous manner or relation.Ex'tra-ōc'ū-lar, a. p. 486(Entom.) Inserted upon the outsides of the eyes; — said of the antennæ of certain insects. Maunder.