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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Ĕx’tra-of-fi’cial, a. p. 486Not prescribed by official duty.Ex-traōr'di-na-ri-ly, adv. p. 486In a manner out of the ordinary or usual method; in an uncommon degree; remarkably; particularly; eminently.Ex-traôr'di-na-ri-ness, n. p. 486Uncommonness; remarkableness.Ex-tra’ôr’di-na-ry, a. p. 486Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies. To something extraordinary my thoughts. Milton. 2. Exceeding…Ex-trāor'di-na-ry, n. p. 486That which is extraordinary or unusual; an uncommon circumstance or quality; a peculiarity; — used especially in the plural, as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. Their…Ĕx′tra-pa-rō′chi-al, a. p. 486Beyond the limits of a parish; out of a parish. Blackstone.Ĕx'tra-phys'ic-al, a. p. 486Not subject to physical laws or methods.Ex'tra-pro-fes'sion-al, a. p. 486Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.Ĕx'tra-pro-vin'cial, a. p. 486Not within or pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction. Ayliffe.Ex·tra-rēg'ū-lar, a. p. 486Not comprehended within a rule or rules. Bp. Taylor.Ĕx'tra-tēr'ri-tō'ri-al, a. p. 486Beyond or without the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction. Wheaton.Ĕx'tra-trŏp'ie-al, a. p. 486Beyond the tropics. Whewell.Ex-traught', p. p. p. 486of extract. [Obs.] “Knowing whence thou art extraught.” Shak.Ex’tra-ū’ter-īne, a. p. 486Out of the womb;—said of pregnancy, when the fetus is carried out of the cavity of the womb, as in the ovarian, tube, or cavity of the abdomen. Dunglison.Ex-trăv'a-gance or Ex-trăv'a-gan-cy, n. p. 487The act of wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. My determinate voyage is mere extravagancy. Shak. 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or…Ex-trăv'a-gant, a. p. 487Wandering beyond bounds; inclined to err; going out of fixed or proper limits; irregular. “The extravagant and erring spirits.” Shak. 2. Wild; excessive; unrestrained; uncontrolled; as, extravagant…Ex-trăv'a-gant, n. p. 487One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange. 2. (pl.) (Eccl. Hist.) Certain papal constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with the others, but subsequently made a part of the…Ex-trāv'a-gant-ly, adv. p. 487In an extravagant manner; wildly; unreasonably; excessively; expensively; profusely.Ex-trāv'a-gant-ness, n. p. 487The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.Ex-trāv'a-gān'za, n. p. 487A musical composition, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity. 2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.