Webster's Dictionary 1913

3916

Exactness

Ex‐act″ness, n. 1. The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of judgement or deportment.2. Careful observance of method and conformity...

3917

Exactor

Ex‐act″or (?), n. [L.: cf. F. exacteur.] One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Ta...

3918

Exactress

Ex‐act″ress (?), n. [Cf. L. exactrix.] A woman who is an exactor. B. Jonson.

3919

Exacuate

Ex‐ac″u‐ate (?), v. t. [L. exacure; ex out (intens.) + acuere to make sharp.] To whet or sharpen. B. Jonson. — Ex‐ac′u‐a″tion (#), n.

3920

Exæresis

‖Ex‐ær″e‐sis (?), n.(Surg.) In old writers, the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body.

3921

Exaggerate

Ex‐ag″ger‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exaggerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Exaggerating.] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger hea...

3922

Exaggerated

Ex‐ag″ger‐a′ted (?), a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. — Ex‐ag″ger‐a′ted‐ly, adv.

3923

Exaggerating

Ex‐ag″ger‐a′ting (?) a. That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. — Ex‐ag″ger‐a′ting‐ly, adv.

3924

Exaggeration

Ex‐ag′ger‐a″tion (?), n. [L. exaggeratio: cf. F. exagération.] 1. The act of heaping or piling up. “Exaggeration of sand.” Sir M. Hale.2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doi...

3925

Exaggerative

Ex‐ag″ger‐a‐tive (?), a. Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. “Exaggerative language.” Geddes. “Exaggerative pictures.” W. J. Linton.— Ex‐ag″ger‐a‐tive‐ly, adv.Carlyle.

3926

Exaggerator

Ex‐ag″ger‐a′tor (?), n. One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. L. Horner.

3927

Exaggeratory

Ex‐ag″ger‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative. Johnson.

3928

Exagitate

Ex‐ag″i‐tate (?), v. t. [L. exagitatus, p. p. of exagitare. See Ex-, and Agitate.] 1. To stir up; to agitate. Arbuthnot.2. To satirize; to censure severely. Hooker.

3929

Exagitation

Ex‐ag′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. exagitatio: cf. OF. exagitation.] Agitation. Bailey.

3930

Exalbuminous

Ex′al‐bu″mi‐nous (?), a. [Pref. ex- + albumen.] (Bot.) Having no albumen about the embryo; — said of certain seeds.

3931

Exalt

Ex‐alt″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exalted; p. pr. & vb. n.Exalting.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See Altitude.] 1. To raise hi...

3932

Exaltate

Ex″al‐tate (?), a. [L. exaltatus, p. p. of exaltare to exalt.] (Astrol.) Exercising its highest influence; — said of a planet. Chaucer.

3933

Exaltation

Ex′al‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. exaltatio: cf. F. exaltation.] 1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.Wondering at my flight, and changeTo...

3934

Exaltation (2)

Ex′al‐ta″tion (?), n.(Med.) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or importance, — a symptom observed in various forms of insanity.

3935

Exalted

Ex‐alt″ed (?), a. Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified; sublime.Wiser far than Solomon,Of more exalted mind. Milton.Time never fails to bring every exa...

3936

Exalter

Ex‐alt″er (?), n. One who exalts or raises to dignity.

3937

Exaltment

Ex‐alt″ment (?), n. Exaltation. Barrow.

3938

Examen

Ex‐a″men (?), n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a.] Examination; inquiry. “A critic...

3939

Exametron

Ex‐am″e‐tron (?), n. [NL. See Hexameter.] An hexameter. Chaucer.

3940

Examinable

Ex‐am″i‐na‐ble (?), a. Capable of being examined or inquired into. Bacon.

3941

Examinant

Ex‐am″i‐nant (?), n. [L. examinans, -antis, examining.] 1. One who examines; an examiner. Sir W. Scott.2. One who is to be examined. H. Prideaux.

3942

Examinate

Ex‐am″i‐nate (?), n. [L. examinatus, p. p. of examinare. See Examine.] A person subjected to examination. Bacon.