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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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Ĕx'tra-vās'cu-lar, a. p. 487Being out of the proper vessels. Lawrence.Ex-trāv'e-nate, a. p. 487Let out of the veins. [Obs.] Glanville.Ĕx'tra-vēr'sion, n. p. 487The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.Ex-trēat', n. p. 487Extraction. [Obs.] Spenser.Ex-trēme', a. p. 487At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; furthest; most remote; most distant; at the widest limit. “The extremest verge of the swift brook.” Shak. 2. Last; final; conclusive; — said…Ex-trēme', n. p. 487The utmost point or verge of a thing; that part which terminates a body; extremity. 2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, great necessity; furthest degree; — often in the…Ex-trēme'less, a. p. 487Having no extremes or extremities; infinite.Ex-trême'ly, adv. p. 487In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; as, extremely hot or cold.Ex-trēm’ist, n. p. 487A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions. He shared fully the opinion of those extremists who attribute to human laws an indescribable power of making, or . . . of…Ex-trēm'i-ty, n. p. 487That which is at the extreme; the utmost limit; the furthest point or portion;—said of the body, or of a country, and the like. They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot. 2.…Ĕx'tri-ca-ble, a. p. 487Capable of being extricated.Ex'tri-cāte, v. t. p. 487To free from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate one's self from debt. We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustace. 2.…Ĕx/tri-cā/tion, n. p. 487The act of extrication or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. 2. The act of sending out or evolving; as, the extrication of heat or moisture from a substance.Ex-trĭn'sĭc or Ex-trĭn'sĭc-al, a. p. 487Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; —opposed to intrinsic. “The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture.” I. Taylor.Ex-trin'si-cāl'i-ty, n. p. 487The state of being extrinsical; externality.Ex-trin'si-cal-ly, adv. p. 487In an extrinsic or unessential manner; externally.Ex-trō'i-tive, a. p. 487Seeking or going out after external objects. [Rare.] “Their natures being almost wholly extroitive.” Coleridge.Ex-trôr'sal or Ex-trôrse', a. p. 487(Bot.) Occupying the outside of the filament or connective, and turned toward or facing the petals and sepals;—said of an anther.Ex'tro-vēr'sion, n. p. 487The condition of being turned wrong side out, as in the mal-formation of the bladder. Dunglison.Ex-trūct', v. t. p. 487To build; to construct. [Obs.] Byrom.Ex-trŭc'tion, n. p. 487A building. [Obs.] Cockram.Ex-trŭc'tive, a. p. 487Forming into a structure; constructive. [Obs.] Falke.Ex-trăct'or, n. p. 487One who extracts; a builder; a fabricator; a contriver. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex-tru'de', v. t. p. 487To thrust out; to urge, force, or press out; to expel. “Parentheses thrown into notes or extruded to the margin.” Coleridge. 2. To drive away; to drive off. Woodward.Ex-tru'sion, n. p. 487The act of thrusting or throwing out; a driving out; expulsion; as, extrusion from all their dominions.Ex-tū'ber-ançe, n. p. 487Ex-tū'ber-an-cy p. 487A swelling or rising of any part of a body; a protuberance. Moxon.Ex-tū'ber-ant, a. p. 487Standing out; swelled. “Extuberant lips.” Gayton.Ex-tū'ber-āte, v. i. p. 487To swell. [Obs.] Cockram.Ex-tū'ber-ā'tion, n. p. 487The state of being extuberant; extuberance. [Obs.] Farindon.Ĕx'tu-mĕs'çence, n. p. 487A swelling or rising. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Ex-ū'ber-ance or Ex-ū'ber-an-cy, n. p. 487The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; richness; superfluous abundance; luxuriance; as, an exuberance of joy; an exuberance of fancy or of foliage. Syn.—Abundance; excess; plenty…Ex-ū'ber-ant, a. p. 487Characterized by abundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; over-abundant; superfluous; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. “Exuberant spring.” Thomson.Ex-ū'ber-ant-ly, adv. p. 487Abundantly; very copiously; in great plenty; to a superfluous degree; as, the earth has produced exuberantly.Ex-ū'ber-āte, v. i. p. 487To abound; to be in great abundance or plenty. [Obs.] Boyle.Ex-ŭc'coŭs, a. p. 487See EXSUCCOUS. Browne.Ex-ū'dāte, v. t. & i. p. 487To pass, or cause to pass, outward or through the pores; to exude. [Obs.] Browne.Ĕx'ū-dā'tion, n. p. 487The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors or moisture. 2. The substance exuded.Ex-ūde', v. t. p. 487To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. Our forests exude turpentine in the greatest abundance. Dwight.Ex-ūde', v. i. p. 487To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.Ex-ŭl'çer-āte, v. t. p. 487To afflict with an ulcer; to form an ulcer on. [Obs.] “To exulcerate the lungs.” Evelyn. 2. To afflict; to corrode; to fret or anger. [Obs.] “Minds exulcerated in themselves.” Hooker.Ex-ŭl'cer-āte, v. i. p. 487To become an ulcer or ulcerous. [Obs.] Bacon.Ex-ūl'cer-ā'tion, n. p. 487The act of causing ulcers on a body, or the process of becoming ulcerous. Quincy. 2. A fretting; exacerbation; corrosion. Hooker.Ex-ūl'çer-a-tīve, a. p. 487Serving to exulcerate; exulceratory. [Obs.] Holland.Ex-ŭl'çer-a-to-ry, a. p. 487Having a tendency to form ulcers.Ex-ŭlt', v. i. p. 487To leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph; to be glad above measure; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. “An exulting countenance.” Bancroft. The lame his crutch forego, And leap, exulting, like the…Ex-ŭlt'ançe or Ex-ŭlt'an-çy, n. p. 487Exultation. [Obs.] Hammond.Ex-ŭlt'ant, a. p. 487Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; triumphant; transported. “Break away, exultant, from every defilement.” I. Taylor.Ĕx/ul-tā'tion, n. p. 487The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph. Your exultation partake to every one. Shak. His bosom swelled with exultation. Prescott.Ex-ūlt'ing-ly, adv. p. 487In an exulting or triumphant manner.Ex-ūn'dāte, v. i. p. 487To overflow; to inundate. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex-ūn-dā'tion, n. p. 487An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [Obs.] Ray.Ex-ŭn'gu-lāte, v. t. p. 487To pare off the nails of; to remove the nails from. [Rare.]Ex-ū'per-a-ble, a. p. 488Capable of being overcome or surpassed; superable. [Obs.] Johnson.Ex-ū'per-ance, n. p. 488A passing over or beyond; excess; overbalance. [Obs.] Digby.Ex-ū'per-ant, a. p. 488Passing over or beyond; exceeding; surmounting; of greater proportion. [Obs.] Bailey.Ex-ū'per-āte, v. t. p. 488To excel; to surmount. [Obs.]Ex-ū'per-ā'tion, n. p. 488The act of excelling. [Obs.]Ex-ūr'gence, n. p. 488The act of rising or coming into view. [Obs.] Baxter.Ex-ūr'gent, a. p. 488Arising. [Obs.]