Webster's Dictionary 1913

3970

Exaration

Ex′a‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. exaratio.] Act of plowing; also, act of writing. Bailey.

3971

Exarch

Ex″arch (?), n. [L. exarchus, Gr. � � commander; �,�, out + � to lead, rule: cf. F. exarque.] A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the ...

3972

Exarchate

Ex‐ar″chate (?), n. [LL. exarchatus, fr. L. exarchus: cf. F. exarchat.] The office or the province of an exarch. Jer. Taylor.

3973

Exarillate

Ex‐ar″il‐late (?), a. [Pref. ex- + arillate.] (Bot.) Having no aril; — said of certain seeds, or of the plants producing them.

3974

Exarticulate

Ex′ar‐tic″u‐late (?), a. [Pref. ex- + articulate.] (Zoöl.) Having but one joint; — said of certain insects.

3975

Exarticulation

Ex′ar‐tic′u‐la″tion (?), n. [Pref. ex- + articulation.] Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. Bailey.

3976

Exasperate

Ex‐as″per‐ate (?), a. [L. exasperatus, p. p. of exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) + asperare to make rough, asper rough. See Asperity.] Exasperated; imbittere...

3977

Exasperate (2)

Ex‐as″per‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exsasperated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Exasperating (?).] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the ang...

3978

Exasperater

Ex‐as″per‐a′ter (?), n. One who exasperates or inflames anger, enmity, or violence.

3979

Exasperation

Ex‐as′per‐a″tion (?), n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F. exaspération.] 1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.Extorted from him ...

3980

Exaspidean

Ex′as‐pid″e‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; — said of certain birds.

3981

Exauctorate

Ex‐auc″tor‐ate (?), v. t. See Exauthorate.

3982

Exauctoration

Ex‐auc′tor‐a″tion (?), n. See Exauthoration.

3983

Exaugurate

Ex‐au″gu‐rate (?), v. t. [L. exauguratus, p. p. of exaugurare to profane; ex out + augurari to act as an augur, fr. augur.] To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhel...

3984

Exauguration

Ex‐au′gu‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. exauguratio desecration.] The act of exaugurating; desecration.

3985

Exauthorate

Ex‐au″thor‐ate (?), v. t. [L. exauctoratus, p. p. of exauctorare to dismiss; ex out + auctorare to bind to something, to hire, fr. auctor. See Author.] To deprive of authority o...

3986

Exauthoration

Ex‐au′thor‐a″tion (?), n. Deprivation of authority or dignity; degration. Jer. Taylor.

3987

Exauthorize

Ex‐au″thor‐ize (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- + authorize.] To deprive of uthority. Selden.

3988

Exauthorize (2)

Ex‐au″thor‐ize (?), v. t. [Pref. ex- + authorize.] To deprive of authority. Selden.

3989

Excalceate

Ex‐cal″ce‐ate (?), v. t. [L. excalceatus, p. p. of excalceare to unshoe. See Calceated.] To deprive of shoes. Chambers.

3990

Excalceation

Ex‐cal′ce‐a″tion (?), n. The act of depriving or divesting of shoes. Chambers.

3991

Excalfaction

Ex′cal‐fac″tion (?), n. [L. excalfactio.] A heating or warming; calefaction. Blount.

3992

Excalfactive

Ex′cal‐fac″tive (?), a. [L. excalfacere to warm; ex out (intens.) + calfacere to warm.] Serving to heat; warming. Cotgrave.

3993

Excalfactory

Ex′cal‐fac″to‐ry (?), a. [L. excalfactorius.] Heating; warming. Holland.

3994

Excalibur

Ex‐cal″i‐bur (?), n. The name of King Arthur's mythical sword. [Written also Excalibar, Excalibor, Escalibar, and Caliburn.] Tennyson.

3995

Excamb

{ Ex‐camb″ (?), Ex‐cam″bie (?), } v. t. [LL. excambiare, excambire; L. ex out + cambire. See Change, and cf. Exchange.] (Scots Law) To exchange; — used with reference to transfe...

3996

Excambion

{ ‖Ex‐cam″bi‐on (?), ‖Ex‐cam″bi‐um (?), } n. [LL. excambium. See Excamb.] (Scots Law) Exchange; barter; — used commonly of lands.