Webster's Dictionary 1913

4159

Excruciating

Ex‐cru″ci‐a′ting (?). Torturing; racking. “Excruciating pain.” V. Knox. “Excruciating fears.” Bentley — Ex‐cru″ci‐a′ting‐ly, adv.

4160

Excruciation

Ex‐cru′ci‐a″tion (?) n. [L. excruciatio.] The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. Feltham.

4161

Excubation

Ex′cu‐ba″tion (?) n. [L. excubatio, fr. excubare to lie out on guard; ex out on guard; ex out + cubare to lie down.] A keeping watch. Bailey.

4162

Excubitorium

‖Ex‐cu′bi‐to″ri‐um (?), n. [LL. excubitorium; ex out + cubare, cubitum, to lie.] (Eccl. Antiq.) A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.

4163

Exculpable

Ex‐cul″pa‐ble (?). Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. Sir G. Buck.

4164

Exculpate

Ex‐cul″pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exculpated (?), p. pr. & vb. n.. Exculpating (�).] [L. ex out + culpatus, p. p. of culpare to find fault with, to blame, culpa fault. See Cul...

4165

Exculpation

Ex′cul‐pa″tion (?), n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.] The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.These robbers, however, were men who might have ma...

4166

Exculpatory

Ex‐cul″pa‐to‐ry (?). Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. “An exculpatory letter.” Johnson.

4167

Excur

Ex‐cur″ (?) v. i. [L. excurrere. See Excurrent.] To run out or forth; to extend. Harvey.

4168

Excurrent

Ex‐cur″rent (?), a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See Current.] 1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending ou...

4169

Excurse

Ex‐curse″ (?), v. t. [See excurrent.] To journey or pass thought.

4170

Excursion

Ex‐cur″sion (?). [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See Excurrent.] 1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. Milton.The...

4171

Excursionist

Ex‐cur″sion‐ist, n. One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.

4172

Excursive

Ex‐cur″sive (?), a. Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy.The course of excursive... understandings. I. Taylor.— Ex‐cur″sive‐ly, adv. — ...

4173

Excursus

‖Ex‐cur″sus (?), n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See Excurrent.] A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and containing a more extended exposition of some important po...

4174

Excusable

Ex‐cus″a‐ble (?) a. [L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable. See Excuse.] That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an exc...

4175

Excusation

Ex′cu‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. excusatio: cf. F. excusation.] Excuse; apology. Bacon.

4176

Excusator

Ex′cu‐sa″tor (?), n. One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist. Hume.

4177

Excusatory

Ex‐cus″a‐to‐ry (?), a. Making or containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as, an excusatory plea.

4178

Excuse

Ex‐cuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Excused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Excusing.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to ...

4179

Excuse (2)

Ex‐cuse″ (?), n. [Cf. F. excuse. See Excuse, v. t.] 1. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justifi...

4180

Excuseless

Ex‐cuse″less, a. Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology. Whillock.

4181

Excusement

Ex‐cuse″ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. excusement.] Excuse. Gower.

4182

Excuser

Ex‐cus″er (?), n. 1. One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another. Swift.2. One who excuses or forgives another. Shelton.

4183

Excuss

Ex‐cuss″ (?), v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.] 1. To shake off; to discard.To excuss the notation of a Geity out ...

4184

Excussion

Ex‐cus″sion (?), n. [L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion.] The act of excusing; seizure by law. Ayliffe.

4185

Exeat

‖Ex″e‐at (?), n. 1. A license for absence from a college or a religious house. Shipley.2. A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese. Wharton.