Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX-ANT'LATE, v.t. [L. exantlo.]

To draw out; to exhaust. [Not used.] Boyle.

EX-ANT-LA'TION, n.

The act of drawing out; exhaustion. [Not used.] Brown.

EX-AR-A'TION, n. [L. exaro; ex and aro.]

The act of writing. [Not used.] Dict.

EX'ARCH, n. [Gr. from αρχος, a chief.]

A prefect or governor under the Eastern emperors. Also, a deputy or legate in the Greek church.

EX-ARCH'ATE, n.

The office, dignity or administration of an exarch. Taylor.

EX-AR-TIC-U-LA'TION, n. [ex and articulation.]

Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. Quincy.

EX-AS'PER-ATE, a.

Provoked; imbittered; inflamed. Shak.

EX-AS'PER-ATE, v.t. [L. exaspero, to irritate, ex and aspero, from asper, rough, harsh.]

1. To anger; to irritate to a high degree; to provoke to rage; to enrage; to excite anger, or to inflame it to an extreme degree. We say, to exasperate a person, or to exasperate the passion of anger or resentment.
2. To aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.
3. To augment violence; to increase malignity; to exacerbate; as, to exasperate pain or a part inflamed. Bacon.

EX-AS'PER-A-TED, pp.

Highly angered or irritated; provoked; enraged; imbittered; increased in violence.

EX-AS'PER-A-TER, n.

One who exasperates or inflames anger, enmity or violence.

EX-AS'PER-A-TING, ppr.

Exciting keen resentment; inflaming anger; irritating; increasing violence.

EX-AS-PER-A'TION, n.

1. Irritation; the act of exciting violent anger; provocation.
2. Extreme degree of anger; violent passion.
3. Increase of violence or malignity; exacerbation.

EX-AUC'TOR-ATE, or EX-AU'THOR-ATE, v.t. [L. exauctoro; ex and auctorο, to hire or bind, from auctor, author.]

To dismiss from service; to deprive of a benefice. Ayliffe.

EX-AUC-TOR-A'TION, or EX-AU-THOR-A'TION, n.

Dismission from service; deprivation; degradation; the removal of a person from an office or dignity in the church. Ayliffe.

EX-AU'THOR-IZE, v.t.

To deprive of authority. Selden.

EX-AU'THOR-IZ-ED, pp.

Deprived of authority.

EX-AU'THOR-IZ-ING, ppr.

Depriving of authority.

EX-CAL'CE-A-TED, a. [L. excalceo, to pull off the shoes; ex and calceus, a shoe.]

Deprived of shoes; unshod; barefooted.

EX-CAN-DES'CENCE, n. [L. excandescentia, excandesco; ex and candesco, candeo, to glow or be hot, from caneo, to be white, to shine.]

1. A growing hot; or a white heat; glowing heat.
2. Heat of passion; violent anger; or a growing angry.

EX-CAN-DES'CENT, a.

White with heat.

EX-CAN-TA'TION, n. [L. excanto, but with an opposite signification.]

Disenchantment by a countercharrn. [Little used.] Bailey.

EX-CARN'ATE, v.t. [L. ex and caro, flesh.]

To deprive or clear of flesh. Grew.

EX-CARN'A-TED, pp.

Deprived of flesh.

EX-CARN'A-TING, ppr.

Depriving of flesh.

EX-CAR-NI-FI-CATE, v.t.

To cut off flesh.