Webster's Dictionary 1913

4510

Expiable

Ex″pi‐a‐ble (?), a. [See Expiate.] Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable offense; expiable guilt. Bp. Hall.

4511

Expiate

Ex″pi‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Expiated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Expiating(?).] [L. expiatus, p. p. of expiare to expiate; ex out + piare to seek to appease, to purify with sacred ...

4512

Expiate (2)

Ex″pi‐ate (?), a. [L. expiatus,p. p] Terminated. Shak.

4513

Expiation

Ex′pi‐a″tion (?), n. [L. expiatio: cf.F. expiation] 1. The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.His...

4514

Expiatist

Ex″pi‐a‐tist (?), n. An expiator.

4515

Expiator

Ex″pi‐a′tor (?), n. One who makes expiation or atonement.

4516

Expiatorious

Ex′pi‐a‐to″ri‐ous (?), a. Of an expiatory nature; expiatory. Jer. Taylor.

4517

Expiatory

Ex″pi‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.] Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.

4518

Expilation

Ex′pi‐la″tion (?), n. [L. expiatio.] The act of expilating or stripping off; plunder; pillage.This ravenous expilation of the state. Daniel.

4519

Expilator

Ex″pi‐la′tor (?), n. One who pillages; a plunderer; a pillager. Sir T. Browne.

4520

Expirable

Ex‐pir″a‐ble (?), a. That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.

4521

Expirant

Ex‐pir″ant (?), n. One who expires or is expiring.

4522

Expiration

Ex′pi‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. F. expiration. See Expire.] 1. The act of expiring; as: (a)(Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air fro...

4523

Expiratory

Ex‐pir″a‐to‐ry (?), a.(Physiol.) Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles.

4524

Expire

Ex‐pire″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Expired (?); p. pr & vb. n.Expiring.] [L. expirare, exspirare, expiratum, exspiratum; ex out + spirare to breathe: cf. F. expirer. See Spirit.] ...

4525

Expire (2)

Ex‐pire″, v. i. 1. To emit the breath.2. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.3. To come to an end; to cease; to te...

4526

Expiring

Ex‐pir″ing (?), a. 1. Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating.2. Pertaining to, or u...

4527

Expiry

Ex″pi‐ry (?), n. Expiration.He had to leave at the expiry of the term. Lamb.The Parliament... now approaching the expiry of its legal term. J. Morley.

4528

Expiscate

Ex‐pis″cate (?), v. t. [L. expiscatus, p. p. of expiscari to fish out; ex out+piscari to fish, piscis fish.] To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to sea...

4529

Expiscation

Ex′pis‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of expiscating; a fishing. Chapman.

4530

Expiscatory

Ex‐pis″ca‐to‐ry (?), a. Tending to fish out; searching out Carlyle.

4531

Explain

Ex‐plain″ (ĕks‐plān″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Explained(–plānd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Explaining.] [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out + plandare to make level or plai...

4532

Explain (2)

Ex‐plain″, v. i. To give an explanation.

4533

Explainable

Ex‐plain″a‐ble (?), a. [L. explainabilis.] Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne.

4534

Explainer

Ex‐plain″er (?), n. One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.

4535

Explanate

Ex″pla‐nate, a. [L. explanatus, p. p. of explanare. See Explain.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form.

4536

Explanation

Ex′pla‐na″tion (?), n. [L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation.] 1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; a...