Webster's Dictionary 1913

4618

Expressive

Ex‐press″ive (?), a. [Cf. F. expressif.] 1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; — followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.Each vers...

4619

Expressly

Ex‐press″ly, adv. In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose; particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young.The word of the Lord came expressly unto...

4620

Expressman

Ex‐press″man (–man), n.; pl.Expressmen (–men). A person employed in the express business; also, the driver of a job wagon. W. D. Howells.

4621

Expressness

Ex‐press″ness, n. The state or quality of being express; definiteness. Hammond.

4622

Expressure

Ex‐pres″sure (?;135), n. The act of expressing; expression; utterance; representation.An operation more divineThan breath or pen can give expressure to. Shak.

4623

Exprobrate

Ex″pro‐brate (?), v. t. [L. exprobratus, p. p. of exprobrare; ex out + probrum a shameful or disgraceful act.] To charge upon with reproach; to upbraid. Sir T. Browne.

4624

Exprobration

Ex′pro‐bra″tion (?), n. [L. exprobration: cf. F. exprobration.] Reproachful accusation; upbraiding.A fearful exprobration of our unworthiness. Jer. Taylor.

4625

Exprobrative

{ Ex‐pro″bra‐tive (?), Ex‐pro″bra‐to‐ry (?), } a. Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful. Sir A. Shirley.

4626

Expropriate

Ex‐pro″pri‐ate (?), v. t. [L. ex out, from + proprius one's own: cf. F. exproprier.] To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possessio...

4627

Expropriation

Ex‐pro′pri‐a″tion, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.] The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. ...

4628

Expugn

Ex‐pugn″ (ĕks‐pūn″), v. t. [L. expugnare; ex out + pugnare to fight, pugna fight. Cf. Impugn.] To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to e...

4629

Expugnable

Ex‐pug″nable (ĕks‐pŭg″nȧ‐b'l), a. [L. expugnabilis.] Capable of being expugned.

4630

Expugnation

Ex′pug‐na″tion (?), n. [L. expugnatio.] The act of taking by assault; conquest. Sandys.

4631

Expugner

Ex‐pugn″er (?), n. One who expugns.

4632

Expulse

Ex‐pulse″ (?), v. t. [F. expulser or L. expulsare, intens. fr. expellere. See Expel.] To drive out; to expel.If charity be thus excluded and expulsed. Milton.

4633

Expulser

Ex‐puls″er (?), n. An expeller. Cotgrave.

4634

Expulsion

Ex‐pul″sion (?), n. [L. expulsio, fr. expellere: cf. F. expulsion. See Expel.] 1. The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, e...

4635

Expulsive

Ex‐pul″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. expulsif.] Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel.The expulsive power of a new affection. Chalmers.

4636

Expunction

Ex‐punc″tion (?), n. [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See Expunge.] The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton.

4637

Expunge

Ex‐punge″ (ĕks‐pŭnj″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Expunged (–pŭnjd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Expunging (–pŭn″jĭng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex...

4638

Expurgate

Ex″pur‐gate (ĕks″pŭr‐gāt or ĕks‐pûr″gāt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Expurgated (–gā″tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Expurgating (–gā″tĭng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of expurgare to purge, puri...

4639

Expurgation

Ex′pur‐ga″tion (?), n. [L. expurgatio justification, excuse: cf. F. expurgation.] The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, s...

4640

Expurgator

Ex″pur‐ga′tor (?; 277), n. One who expurgates or purifies.

4641

Expurgatorial

Ex‐pur′ga‐to″ri‐al (?), a. Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. Milman.

4642

Expurgatorious

Ex‐pur′ga‐to″ri‐ous (?), a. Expurgatory. “Expurgatorious indexes.” Milton.

4643

Expurgatory

Ex‐pur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.] Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous; cleansing; purifying. “Expurgatory animadversions.” Sir T. Browne.Expurgator...

4644

Expurge

Ex‐purge″ (?), v. t. [Cf. OF. espurgier. See Expurgate.] To purge away. Milton.