EXPIATED
EX'PIATED, participle passive Atoned for; done away by satisfaction offered and accepted.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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EXPIATING
EX'PIATING, participle present tense Making atonement or satisfaction for; destroying or removing guilt, and canceling the obligation to punish.
EXPIATION
EXPIA'TION, noun [Latin expiatio.] The act of atoning for a crime; the act of making satisfaction for an offense, by which the guilt is done away, and the obligation of the offe...
EXPIATORY
EX'PIATORY, adjective Having the power to make atonement or expiation; as an expiatory sacrifice.
EXPILATION
EXPILA'TION, noun [Latin expilatio, from expilo, to strip; ex and pilo, to peel.] A stripping; the act of committing waste on land; waste. [Little used.]
EXPIRABLE
EXPI'RABLE, adjective [from expire.] That may expire; that may come to an end.
EXPIRATION
EXPIRA'TION, noun [Latin expiratio, from expiro. See Expire.]1. The act of breathing out, or forcing the air from the lungs. Respiration consists of expiration and inspiration.2...
EXPIRE
EXPI'RE, verb transitive [Latin expiro, for exspiro; ex and spiro, to breathe.]1. To breathe out; to throw out the breath from the lungs; opposed to inspire. We expire air at ev...
EXPIRING
EXPI'RING, participle present tense Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating.1. Perta...
EXPLAIN
EXPLA'IN, verb transitive [Latin explano; ex and planus, plain, open, smooth.]To make plain, manifest or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to illustrate by discou...
EXPLAINABLE
EXPLA'INABLE, adjective That may be cleared of obscurity; capable of being made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted.
EXPLAINED
EXPLA'INED, participle passive Made clear or obvious to the understanding; cleared of doubt, ambiguity or obscurity; expounded; illustrated.
EXPLAINER
EXPLA'INER, noun One who explains; an expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.
EXPLAINING
EXPLA'INING, participle present tense Expounding; illustrating; interpreting; opening to the understanding; clearing of obscurity.
EXPLANATION
EXPLANA'TION, noun [Latin explanatio.] The act of explaining, expounding or interpreting; exposition; illustration; interpretation; the act of clearing from obscurity and making...
EXPLANATORY
EXPLAN'ATORY, adjective Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes.
EXPLETION
EXPLE'TION, noun [Latin expletio.] Accomplishment; fulfillment. [Little used.]
EXPLETIVE
EX'PLETIVE, adjective [Latin expleo, to fill.] Filling; added for supply or ornament.EX'PLETIVE, noun In language, a word or syllable inserted to fill a vacancy, or for ornament...
EXPLICABLE
EX'PLICABLE, adjective [Latin explicabilis. See Explicate.]1. Explainable; that may be unfolded to the mind; that may be made intelligible. Many difficulties in old authors are ...
EXPLICATE
EX'PLICATE, verb transitive [Latin explico, to unfold; ex and plico, to fold.1. To unfold; to expand; to open. 'They explicate the leaves.' [In this sense, the word is not commo...
EXPLICATED
EX'PLICATED, participle passive Unfolded; explained.
EXPLICATING
EX'PLICATING, participle present tense Unfolding; explaining; interpreting.
EXPLICATION
EXPLICA'TION, noun The act of opening or unfolding.1. The act of explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation; as the explication of the parables of our Savior.2. The sen...
EXPLICATIVE
EX'PLICATIVEEX'PLICATOR, noun One who unfolds or explains; an expounder.
EXPLICATOR
EX'PLICATOR, n. One who unfolds or explains; an expounder.
EXPLICATORY
EX'PLICATORY, adjective Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding.
EXPLICIT
EXPLIC'IT, adjective [Latin explicitus, part of explico, to unfold.]1. Literally, unfolded. Hence, plain in language; open to the understanding; clear, not obscure or ambiguous;...