Webster's Dictionary 1913

3943

Examination

Ex‐am′i‐na″tion (?), n. [L. examinatio: cf. F. examination.] 1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study ...

3944

Examinator

Ex‐am″i‐na′tor (#), n. [L.: cf. F. examinateur.] An examiner. Sir T. Browne.

3945

Examine

Ex‐am″ine (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Examined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Examining.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen, examinis: cf. F. examiner. See Examen.] 1. To test by any appro...

3946

Examinee

Ex‐am′i‐nee″ (?), n. A person examined.

3947

Examiner

Ex‐am″in‐er (?), n. One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination; as, an examiner of students ...

3948

Examinership

Ex‐am″in‐er‐ship, n. The office or rank of an examiner.

3949

Examining

Ex‐am″in‐ing, a. Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.

3950

Examplary

Ex″am‐pla‐ry (?), a. [From Example, cf. Exemplary.] Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. Hooker.

3951

Example

Ex‐am″ple (?), n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See Exempt, and cf. Ensample...

3952

Example (2)

Ex‐am″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exampled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Exampling (?).] To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. “I ...

3953

Exampleless

Ex‐am″ple‐less (?), a. Without or above example.

3954

Exampler

Ex‐am″pler (?), n. [See Exemplar, Example, and cf. Sampler.] A pattern; an exemplar.

3955

Exampless

Ex‐am″pless (?), a. Exampleless. B. Jonson.

3956

Exanguious

Ex‐an″gui‐ous (?), a. Bloodless. See Exsanguious. Sir T. Browne.

3957

Exangulous

Ex‐an″gu‐lous (?), a. [Pref ex- + angulous.] Having no corners; without angles.

3958

Exanimate

Ex‐an″i‐mate (?), a. [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath, life, spirit.] 1. Lifeless; dead. “Carcasses exanimate.” Spense...

3959

Exanimate (2)

Ex‐an″i‐mate (?), v. t. To deprive of animation or of life.

3960

Exanimation

Ex‐an′i‐ma″tion (?), n. [L. exanimatio.] Deprivation of life or of spirits. Bailey.

3961

Exanimous

Ex‐an″i‐mous (?), a. [L. exanimus, exanimis; ex out, without + anima life.] Lifeless; dead. Johnson.

3962

Exannulate

Ex‐an″nu‐late (?), a. [Pref. ex- + annulate.] (Bot.) Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; — said of certain genera of ferns.

3963

Exanthem

Ex‐an″them (?), n. Same as Exanthema.

3964

Exanthema

‖Ex′an‐the″ma (?), n.; pl.Exanthemata (#). [L., fr. Gr.�, fr.� to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; �, �, out + ανθεἰ̑ν to bloom, ἄνθοσ flower: cf. F. exanthème.] (M...

3965

Exanthematic

{ Ex‐an′the‐mat″ic (?), Ex′an‐them″a‐tous (?), } a. Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.

3966

Exanthesis

‖Ex′an‐the″sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. �. See Exanthema.] (Med.) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.

3967

Exantlate

Ex‐ant″late (?), v. t. [L. exantlatus, p. p. of exantlare, exanclare, to endure.] To exhaust or wear out. “Seeds... wearied or exantlated.” Boyle.

3968

Exantlation

Ex′ant‐la″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. exantlation.] Act of drawing out; exhaustion. Sir T. Browne.

3969

Exarate

Ex″a‐rate (?), v. t. [L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare to plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.] To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. Blount.