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Extravagancy (?), n.; pl. Extravagancies (�). Extravagance.
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Extravagant (?), a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander, from vagus wandering, vague. See .] 1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. [Obs.]
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The extravagant and erring spirit hies
To his confine. Shak.
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2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.
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There appears something nobly wild and extravagant in great natural geniuses. Addison.
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3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man. “Extravagant expense.” Bancroft.
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Extravagant, n. 1. One who is confined to no general rule. L'Estrange.
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2. pl. (Eccl. Hist.) Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.
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Extravagantly, adv. In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.
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Extravagantness, n. The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess; extravagance.
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Extravaganza (?), n. [Extravagance with an Italian ending: cf. It. stravaganza.] 1. A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical caricature.
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2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.
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3. a lavish or spectacular show or event, or presentation; as, Disney staged an extravaganza in Central Park that drew many thousands.
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Extravagate (?), v. i. [Pref. extra- + L. vagatus, p. p. of vagari to rove. See .] To rove. Bp. Warburton.
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Extravagation (?), n. A wandering beyond limits; excess. [Obs.] Smollett.
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Extravasate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extravasated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Extravasating(?).] [Pref. extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See .] To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.
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Extravasate (?), v. i. [See , v. t.] (Physiol.) To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc.
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Extravasation (?), n. [Cf. F. extravasation.] 1. The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.
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2. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth.
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Extravascular (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the tissues. (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
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Extravenate (?), a. [Pref. extra- + L. vena vein.] Let out of the veins. [Obs.] “Extravenate blood.” Glanvill.
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Extraversion (?), n. [Pref. extra- + L. vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.] The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Extreat (?), n. [See , .] Extraction. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Extreme (?), a. [L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus, on the outside, outward: cf. F. extrême. See .] 1. At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.
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2. Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.
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3. The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly. “The extremest remedy.” Dryden. “Extreme rapidity.” Sir W. Scott.
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Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire. Shak.
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4. Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.
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The Puritans or extreme Protestants. Gladstone.
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5. (Mus.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth.
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Coloq. Extreme and mean ratio (Geom.), the relation of a line and its segments when the line is so divided that the whole is to the greater segment is to the less. -- Coloq. Extreme distance . (Paint.) See ., n., 6. -- Coloq. Extreme unction . See under .
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☞ Although this adjective, being superlative in signification, is not properly subject to comparison, the superlative form not unfrequently occurs, especially in the older writers. “Tried in his extremest state.” Spenser. “Extremest hardships.” Sharp. “Extremest of evils.” Bacon. “Extremest verge of the swift brook.” Shak. “The sea's extremest borders.” Addison.
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Extreme, n. 1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.
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2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet.
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His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness. Bancroft.
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3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc. “Resolute in most extremes.” Shak.
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4. (Logic) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.
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5. (Math.) The first or the last term of a proportion or series.
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Coloq. In the extreme as much as possible. “The position of the Port was difficult in the extreme.” J. P. Peters.
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Extremeless (?), a. Having no extremes; infinite.
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Extremely, adv. In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.
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Extremist (?), n. A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.
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Extremity (?), n.; pl. Extremities (�). [L. extremitas: cf. F. extrémité.] 1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.
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They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot.
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2. (Zoöl.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
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3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form. “The extremity of bodily pain.” Ray.
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4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.
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Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a compulsion shall here be set in view. Milton.
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Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament. Milton.

Syn. -- Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.
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extremum n. 1. the point located farthest from the middle of something.
Syn. -- extreme point, extreme, extremity.
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2. the most extreme possible amount or value.
Syn. -- peak.
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Extricable (?), a. Capable of being extricated. Sir W. Jones.
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Extricate (ĕkstrĭkāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extricated(ĕkstrĭkātĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Extricating(ĕkstrĭkātĭng).] [L. extricatus, p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles, impediments, perplexities. Cf. .] 1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc.
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We had now extricated ourselves from the various labyrinths and defiles. Eustace.
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2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture.

Syn. -- To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve; evolve; set free; liberate.
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extricated adj. freed from an entanglement or difficulty.
Syn. -- disentangled, freed.
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Extrication (?), n. 1. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
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2. The act of sending out or evolving.
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Extrinsic (?), a. [L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrinsèque. See , .] 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.
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The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture. I. Taylor.
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2. (Anat.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part; -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic.
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Extrinsical (?), a. Extrinsic. -- Extrinsically(#), adv.

{ Extrinsicality (?), Extrinsicalness (?), } n. The state or quality of being extrinsic.
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Extroitive (?), a. [L. extra on the outside + ire, itum, to go.] Seeking or going out after external objects. [R.]
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Their natures being almost wholly extroitive. Coleridge.
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Extrorsal (?), a. (Bot.) Extrorse.
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Extrorse (?), a. [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus, for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.) Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.
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extroversion (?), n. [See .] 1. The condition of being turned wrong side out; as, extroversion of the bladder. Dunglison.
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2. (Psychol.) the trait of being interested primarily in things in one's external environement, rather than one's own thoughts and feelings.
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3. (Psychol.) the act of directing one's interests primarily toward things in one's external environement, rather than one's own thoughts and feelings.
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extroversive 1. (Psychol.) same as .
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extrovert n. (Psychol.) A person who is extroverted; a person who is marked by an interest in others or concerned primarily with external reality. Contrasted with introvert.
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extroverted extrovertive adj. 1. (Psychol.) directed outward; marked by an interest in other people or concerned primarily with external reality.
Syn. -- extrovert, extravert, extraverted, extravertive, extroversive, extraversive.
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Extruct (?), v. t. [L. extructus, exstructus, p. p. of extruere, exstruere, to build up; ex out + struere to build.] To construct. [Obs.] Byrom.
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Extruction (?), n. [L. exstructio.] A building up; construction. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Extructive (?), a. Constructive. [Obs.] Fulke.
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Extructor (?), n. [L.] A builder. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Extrude (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extruded; p. pr. & vb. n. Extruding.] [L. extrudere, extrusum; ex out + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See .] 1. To thrust out; to force, press, or push out; to expel; to drive off or away. “Parentheses thrown into notes or extruded to the margin.” Coleridge.
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2. (Metallurgy) To shape or form by forcing metal heated to a semi-plastic condition through dies by the use of hydraulic power; as, extruded metal, extruded rods, extruded shapes.
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Extrusion (?), n. The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion.
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Extrusive (?), a. [See .] (Geol.) Forced out at the surface; as, extrusive rocks; -- contrasted with intrusive.
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Extuberance (?), n. A swelling or rising; protuberance. [R.] Moxon.
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Extuberancy (?), n. Extuberance. [R.]
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Extuberant (?), a. [L. extuberare.] Swollen out; protuberant. [R.] “Extuberant lips.” Gayton.
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Extuberate (?), v. i. [L. extuberatus, p. pr. of extuberare to swell; ex out + tuber a swelling.] To swell out. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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Extuberation (?), n. [L. extuberatio.] Protuberance. [Obs.] Farindon.
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Extumescence (?), n. [L. ex. + tumescens, p. pr. of tumescere, incho. fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. extumescence.] A swelling or rising. [R.] Cotgrave.
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Exuberance (?), n. [L. exuberantia: cf. F. exubérance.] The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.

Syn. -- Abundance; superabundance; excess; plenty; copiousness; profusion; richness; overflow; overgrowth; rankness; wantonness. See .
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Exuberancy (?), n. Exuberance.
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Exuberant (?), a. [L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr. of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr. uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exubérant. See .] Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. “Exuberant spring.” Thomson. -- Exuberantly, adv.
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Exuberate (?), v. i. [L. exuberatus, p. p. of exuberare. See , n.] To abound; to be in great abundance. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Exuccous (?), a. See . [Obs.]
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Exudate (?), v. t. & i. [See .] To exude. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Exudate (?), n. A product of exudation; an exuded substance.
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Exudation (?), n. The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.
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Resins, a class of proximate principles, existing in almost all plants and appearing on the external surface of many of them in the form of exudations. Am. Cyc.
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Exude (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exuded; p. pr. & vb. n. exuding.] [L. exudare, exsudare, exudatum, exsudatum, to sweat out; ex out + sudare to sweat: cf. F. exuder, exsuder. See .] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
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Our forests exude turpentine in . . . abundance. Dr. T. Dwight.
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Exude, v. i. To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.
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Exulcerate (?), v. t. & i. [L. exulceratus, p. p. of exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See .] 1. To ulcerate. [Obs.] “To exulcerate the lungs.” Evelyn.
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2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [Obs.]
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Minds exulcerated in themselves. Hooker.
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Exulcerate (?), a. [L. exulceratus, p. p.] Very sore; ulcerated. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Exulceration (?), n. [L. exulceratio: cf. F. exulcération.] [Obs. or R.] 1. Ulceration. Quincy.
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2. A fretting; a festering; soreness. Hooker.
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Exulcerative (?), a. Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory. Holland.
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Exulceratory (?), a. [L. exulceratorius: cf. F. exulcératoire.] Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.
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Exult (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exulting.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See .] To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. “An exulting countenance.” Bancroft.
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The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego,
And leap exulting like the bounding roe. Pope.

{ Exultance (?), Exultancy (?), } n. [L. exsultantia.] Exultation. [Obs.] Burton. Hammond.
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Exultant (?), a. [L. exsultans, exsultantis, p. pr. of exsultare. See .] Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly.
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Break away, exultant, from every defilement. I. Tay;or.
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Exultation (?; 277), n. [L. exsultatio: cf. F. exultation.] The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.
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His bosom swelled with exultation. Prescott.
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Exulting, a. Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. -- Exultingly, adv.
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Exundate (?), v. i. [L. exundatus, p. p. of exundare to overflow; ex out + undare. See waved.] To overflow; to inundate. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Exundation (?), n. [L. exundatio.] An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [R.] Ray.
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Exungulate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exungulated(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Exungulating(?).] [L. exungulare to lose the hoof, ex out, from + ungula. See .] To pare off, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.]
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Exuperable (?), a. [L. exuperabilis, exsuperabilis. See .] Surmountable; superable. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Exuperance (?), n. [L. exuperantia, exsuperantia.] Superiority; superfluity. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
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Exuperant (?), a. [L. exuperans, exsuperans, p. pr.] Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting. [Obs.]
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Exuperate (?), v. t. [L. exuperatus, exsuperatus, p. p. of exuperare, exsuperare to excel; ex out + superare to go over, super above, over.] To excel; to surmount. [Obs.]
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Exuperation (?), n. [See .] The act of rising or coming into view. [Obs.] Baxter.
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Exurgent (?), a. [L. exurgens, exsurgens, p. pr. of exurgere, exsurgere, to rise up; ex out + surgere to rise.] Arising; coming to light. [Obs.]
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Exuscitate (?), v. t. See [Obs.] T. Adams.
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Exustion (?; 106), n. [L. exustio, fr. exurere, exustum, to burn up; ex out + urere to burn.] The act or operation of burning up. Bailey.
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Exutory (?), n. [Cf. F. exutoire. See .] (Med.) An issue.
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Exuvia (?), n. sing. of .
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Exuviability (?), n. Capability of shedding the skin periodically. Craig.
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Exuviable (?), a. [Cf. F. exuviable.] Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviæ.
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Exuviæ, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.] 1. (Zoöl) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc.
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2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.
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Exuvial (?), a. Of or pertaining to exuviæ. “Exuvial layers.” “Exuvial deposits.”
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