Webster's Dictionary 1913

4753

Extersion

Ex‐ter″sion (?), n. [L. extergere, extersum, to wipe out; ex out + tergere to wipe or rub off.] The act of wiping or rubbing out.

4754

Extill

Ex‐till″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Extilled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Extilling.] [L. extillare, exstillare; ex out + stillare to drop, stilla drop.] To drop or distill. Johnson.

4755

Extillation

Ex′til‐la″tion (?), n. Distillation.An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices. Derham.

4756

Extimulate

Ex‐tim″u‐late (?), v. t. [L. extimulatus, exstimulatus, p. p. of extimulare, exstimulare, to goad. See Stimulate.] To stimulate. Sir T. Browne.

4757

Extimulation

Ex‐tim′u‐la″tion (?), n. Stimulation.Things insipid, and without any extimulation. Bacon.

4758

Extinct

Ex‐tinct″ (?), a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See Extinguish.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; a...

4759

Extinct (2)

Ex‐tinct″, v. t. To cause to be extinct. Shak.

4760

Extinction

Ex‐tinc″tion (?), n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F. extinction.] 1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying lig...

4761

Extine

Ex″tine (?; 104), n. [L. exter on the outside. Cf. Intine.] (bot.) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.

4762

Extinguish

Ex‐tin″guish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Extinguished(?); p pr. & vb. n.Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See Distinguish, Finish.] 1. To qu...

4763

Extinguishable

Ex‐tin″guish‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.

4764

Extinguisher

Ex‐tin″guish‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.

4765

Extinguishment

Ex‐tin″guish‐ment (?), n. 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, th...

4766

Extirp

Ex‐tirp″ (�), v. t. [Cf. F. extirper.] To extirpate.It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar. Shak.

4767

Extirpable

Ex‐tir″pa‐ble (?), a. Capable of being extirpated or eradicated; as, an extirpable plant. Evelyn.

4768

Extirpate

Ex″tir‐pate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Extirpated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Extirpating(?).] [L. extirpatus, exstirpatus, p. p. of extirpare, exstirpare; ex out + strips stock, stem,...

4769

Extirpation

Ex′tir‐pa″tion (?), n. [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio: cf. F. extirpation.] The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total de...

4770

Extirpative

Ex″tir‐pa‐tive (?), a. Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.

4771

Extirpator

Ex″tir‐pa′tor (?; 277), n. [L. extirpator, exstirpator: cf. F. extirpateur.] One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.

4772

Extirpatory

Ex‐tir″pa‐to‐ry (?), a. Extirpative.

4773

Extirper

Ex‐tirp″er (?), n. Extirpator. Bacon.

4774

Extispicious

Ex′ti‐spi″cious (?), a. [L. extispicium an inspection of the inwards for divination; extra the entrails + specer to look at.] Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognost...

4775

Extogenous

Ex‐tog″e‐nous (?), a. [L. exter outward + �genous.] (Biol.) Exogenous.

4776

Extol

Ex‐tol″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Extolled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Extolling.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf. Flat...

4777

Extoller

Ex‐tol″ler (?), n.One who extols; one who praises.

4778

Extolment

Ex‐tol″ment (?), n. Praise. Shak.

4779

Extorsive

Ex‐tor″sive (?), a. [See Extort.] Serving or tending to extort. Johnson. — Ex‐tor″sive‐ly, adv.