Emily Dickinson Lexicon

exponent, n. [L.'to put forth, set forth, display, declare, publish'.]

Function; dimension; main proposition; transcendent purpose; [mathematics] root; ratio; reckoning; quotient; operation; calculation; computation; figure of multiplication; balance of an equation; proportion between two entities; [fig.] power; magnification; [metaphor] proponent; interpreter; advocate; representative; mouthpiece; translator.

export, v. [L.'to carry out'.]

To convey from one country, state, or jurisdiction to another.

expose (-s), v. [Fr. < exponer, to put out.] (webplay: uncovered).

Reveal; disclose; make vulnerable; remove protection.

exposed, verbal adj. [see expose, v.]

Vulnerable; uncovered; unprotected.

exposition, n. [see expose, v.]

A thing that is laid open; free passage.

expositor, n. [see expose, v.]

Dictionary; interpreter; one who expounds.

expound, v. [L. exponere, to put forth, set forth, explain.]

1. Explain; clarify; examine; propound; lay open; tell the significance of.
2. Interpret; translate; understand; make sense of; [Webster 1844] “to expound a text of Scripture”.

express, adj. [see express v.]

Clearly manifest; directly; not implied; for a particular purpose; important.

express (-ed), v. [L.'to press out'; see press, v.]

1. Extract; distill; squeeze out; remove by pressing.
2. Move quickly; travel rapidly; [fig.] shine; appear; be manifest.

expression, n. [see express, v.]

Utterance; presentation; recitation; performance; gesture; pronunciation with suitable action.