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Extemporization (?), n. The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
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Extemporize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Extemporized(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extemporizing(?).] To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special preparation; to make an offhand address.
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Extemporize, v. t. To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume, etc.
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Themistocles . . . was of all men the best able to extemporize the right thing to be done. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
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Pitt, of whom it was said that he could extemporize a Queen's speech Lord Campbell.
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Extemporizer (?), n. One who extemporizes.
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Extend (ĕkstĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extended; p. pr. & vb. n. Extending.] [L. extendere, extentum, extensum; ex out + tendere to stretch. See .] 1. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.
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Few extend their thoughts toward universal knowledge. Locke.
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2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them.
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3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trial.
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4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.
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His helpless hand extend. Dryden.
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5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering.
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6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors. G. P. Burnham.
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7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
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Coloq. Extended letter (Typog.), a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height.
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☞ This is extended type.

Syn. -- To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See .
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Extendant (?), a. (Her.) Displaced. Ogilvie.
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Extendedly (?), adv. In an extended manner.
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Extender (?), n. One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.
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Extendible (?), a. 1. Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded.
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2. (Law) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent.
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Extendlessness, n. Unlimited extension. [Obs.]
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An . . . extendlessness of excursions. Sir. M. Hale.
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Extense (?), a. [L. extensus, p. p. See , v. t.] Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.
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Men and gods are too extense;
Could you slacken and condense? Emerson.
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Extensibility (?), n. The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being extended; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal.
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Extensible (?), a. [Cf. F. extensible. See .] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. “An extensible membrane” Holder.
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Extensibleness, n. Extensibility.
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Extensile (?) a. Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. Owen.
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Extension (?), n. [L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See , v. t.] 1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
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2. (Physics) That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.
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3. (Logic & Metaph.) (a) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. (b) the class or set of objects to which a term refers; -- contrasted with intension, the logical specification which defines members of a class, being the set of attributes which are necessary and sufficient to recognize an object as a member of the class.
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The law is that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension. Sir W. Hamilton.
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The extension of [the term] plant is greater than that of geranium, because it includes more objects. Abp. Thomson.
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4. (Surg.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
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5. (Physiol.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion.
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6. (Com.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
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Coloq. Counter extension . (Surg.) See under . -- Coloq. Extension table , a table so constructed as to be readily extended or contracted in length.
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Extensional (?), a. Having great extent.
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Extensionist, n. One who favors or advocates extension.
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Extensive (?), a. [L. extensivus: cf. F. extensif. See .] 1. Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness.
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2. Capable of being extended. [Obs.]
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Silver beaters choose the finest coin, as that which is most extensive under the hammer. Boyle.
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Extensively, adv. To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is extensively circulated.
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Extensiveness (?), n. The state of being extensive; wideness; largeness; extent; diffusiveness.
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Extensometer (?), n. [Extension + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.
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Extensor (?), n. [L., one who stretches. See .] (Anat.) A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
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Extensure (?), n. Extension. [R.] Drayton.
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Extent (?), a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See .] Extended. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Extent, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See .] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity.
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Life in its large extent is scare a span. Cotton.
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2. Degree; measure; proportion. “The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be.” Lubbock.
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3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
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Extenuate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extenuated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extenuating(?).] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See .] 1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
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His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence it is again extenuated all the way to the tail. Grew.
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2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to aggravate.
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But fortune there extenuates the crime. Dryden.
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Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing reality. I. Taylor.
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3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]
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Who can extenuate thee? Milton.

Syn. -- To palliate; to mitigate. See .
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Extenuate, v. i. To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations. Burke.
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Extenuate (?), a. [L. extenuatus, p. p.] Thin; slender. [Obs.] Huloet.
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extenuating adj. serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or blameworthiness; as, extenuating circumstances.
Syn. -- mitigating.
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Extenuation (?), n. [L. extenuatio: cf. F. exténuation.] The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
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To listen . . . to every extenuation of what is evil. I. Taylor.
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Extenuator (?), n. One who extenuates.
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Extenuatory (?), a. [Cf. L. extenuatorius attenuating.] Tending to extenuate or palliate. Croker.
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Exterior, a. [L. exterior, compar. of exter or exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar. fr. ex: cf. F. extérieur. See , and cf. , .] 1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere.
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Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man
Resemble that it was. Shak.
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2. External; on the outside; without the limits of; extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to what is within, or in his mind.
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Without exterior help sustained. Milton.
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3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior relations of a state or kingdom.
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Coloq. Exterior angle (Geom.), the angle included between any side of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on the outside. -- Coloq. Exterior side (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a front of fortification is formed. Wilhelm.
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See Illust. of .
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Exterior, n. 1. The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is external; outside.
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2. Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible act; as, the exteriors of religion.
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exteriorisation n. same as . [Brit.]
Syn. -- externalization, externalisation, exteriorization.
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exteriorization n. embodying in an outward form.
Syn. -- externalization, externalisation, exteriorisation.
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Exteriority (?), n. [Cf. F. extériorité.] Surface; superficies; externality.
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Exteriorly (?), adv. Outwardly; externally; on the exterior. Shak.
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They are exteriorly lifelike. J. H. Morse.
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exterminable adj. capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out.
Syn. -- extirpable.
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Exterminate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exterminated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Exterminating(?).] [L. exterminatus, p. p. of exterminare to abolish, destroy, drive out or away; ex out + terminus boundary, limit. See .] 1. To drive out or away; to expel.
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They deposed, exterminated, and deprived him of communion. Barrow.
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2. To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or vice.
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To explode and exterminate rank atheism. Bentley.
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3. (Math.) To eliminate, as unknown quantities. [R.]
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exterminated adj. destroyed completely.
Syn. -- annihilated, wiped out(predicate).
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Extermination (?), n. [Cf. F. extermination.] 1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication; excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.
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2. (Math.) Elimination. [R.]
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Exterminator (?), n. [L.] One who, or that which, exterminates. Buckle.
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Exterminatory (?), a. Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate. “Exterminatory war.” Burke.
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Extermine (?), v. t. [F. exterminer.] To exterminate; to destroy. [Obs.] Shak.
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Extern (?), a. [Cf. F. externe. See .] External; outward; not inherent. [Obs.] Shak.
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Extern, n. [Cf. F. externe.] 1. A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls; a day scholar.
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2. Outward form or part; exterior. [R.]
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3. same as .
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External (?), a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on the outside, outward. See .] 1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.
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Of all external things, . . .
She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes. Milton.
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2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate from the perceiving mind.
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3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as distinguished from mental or moral.
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Her virtues graced with external gifts. Shak.
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4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
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The external circumstances are greatly different. Trench.
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5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations; as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom.
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6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
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Coloq. External angles . (Geom.) See under .
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External, n. Something external or without; outward part; that which makes a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; -- usually in the plural.
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Adam was then no less glorious in his externals South.
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God in externals could not place content. Pope.
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externalisation n. embodying in an outward form.
Syn. -- externalization, exteriorization, exteriorisation.
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externalise v. to make external.
Syn. -- exteriorize, externalize.
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Externalism (?) n. 1. The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts or appearances; regard for externals.
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This externalism gave Catholicism a great advantage on all sides. E. Eggleston.
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2. (Metaph.) That philosophy or doctrine which recognizes or deals only with externals, or objects of sense perception; positivism; phenomenalism.
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Externalistic (?), a. Pertaining to externalism. North Am. Rev.
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Externality (?), n. State of being external; exteriority; (Metaph.) separation from the perceiving mind.
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Pressure or resistance necessarily supposes externality in the thing which presses or resists. A. Smith.
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externalization n. 1. attributing to outside causes.
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2. embodying in an outward form.
Syn. -- externalisation, exteriorization, exteriorisation.
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Externalize (?), v. t. To make external; to manifest by outward form.
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Thought externalizes itself in language. Soyce.
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Externally, adv. In an external manner; outwardly; on the outside; in appearance; visibly.
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Externe, Extern (ĕkstĕrn), n. [F. Cf. .] a person affiliated with an institution who does not reside there; especially, (Med.) a doctor or medical student who is in attendance upon, or is assisting at, a hospital, but who does not reside in it.
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Exterraneous (?), a. [L. exterraneus; es out + terra land.] Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad.
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Exterritorial (?), a. [Pref. ex� + territorial.] Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction. -- Exterritorially(#),adv.
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Exterritoriality (?), n. 1. The state of being beyond the limits of a country.
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2. The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits.
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Extersion (?), n. [L. extergere, extersum, to wipe out; ex out + tergere to wipe or rub off.] The act of wiping or rubbing out. [Obs.]
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Extill (?), 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. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Extillation (?), n. Distillation. [Obs.]
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An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices. Derham.
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Extimulate (?), v. t. [L. extimulatus, exstimulatus, p. p. of extimulare, exstimulare, to goad. See .] To stimulate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Extimulation (?), n. Stimulation. [Obs.]
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Things insipid, and without any extimulation. Bacon.
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Extinct (?), a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See .] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.
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Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct. Milton.
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2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.
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3. Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no living members; -- used of species of living organisms, especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now extinct; the dodo bird is extinct.
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Extinct, v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak.
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Extinction (?), 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 light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.
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2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
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3. Specifically: The ceasing to exist of a species of living organism, such as a plant or animal, whose numbers declined to the point where the last member of the species died and therefore no new members of the species could ever again be born.
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☞ Extinctions have occurred many times throughout the history of life on Earth, and abundant evidence of the prior existence of animals and plants are found as fossils in rock formations many millions of years old. It is believed by some that due to the influence of man on the environment and destruction of habitat, the rate of extinction of species is now higher than at any previous time on this planet. Extinctions of some animals in recent years have actually been reliably recorded, such as that of the . A remarkable example of extinction is that of the (Ectopistes migratorius) in North America, which once numbered in the billions, and the last living member of which species was recorded as dying in captivity in 1914.
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Extine (?; 104), n. [L. exter on the outside. Cf. .] (bot.) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
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Extinguish (ĕkstĭṉgwĭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extinguished(ĕkstĭṉgwĭsht); p pr. & vb. n. Extinguishing.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere; ex out + stinguere to quench. See , .] 1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right.
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A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish. Prescott.
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This extinguishes my right to the reversion. Blackstone.
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2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.
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Natural graces that extinguish art. Shak.
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