Examining Ex·am"in·ing adjective Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.

Examplary Ex"am·pla·ry adjective [ From Example , confer Exemplary .] Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. [ Obsolete] Hooker.

Example Ex·am"ple noun [ A later form for ensample , from Latin exemplum , orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample , from eximere to take out. See Exempt , and confer Ensample , Sample .] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

2. That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy.

For I have given you an example , that ye should do as I have done to you.

John xiii. 15.

I gave, thou sayest, the example ; I led the way.

Milton.

3. That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.

Such temperate order in so fierce a cause
Doth want example .

Shak.

4. That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning.

Hang him; he'll be made an example .

Shak.

Now these things were our examples , to the intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

1 Cor. x. 6.

5. An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples .

Syn. -- Precedent; case; instance. -- Example , Instance . The discrimination to be made between these two words relates to cases in which we give "instances" or "examples" of things done. An instance denotes the single case then "standing" before us; if there be others like it, the word does not express this fact. On the contrary, an example is one of an entire class of like things, and should be a true representative or sample of that class. Hence, an example proves a rule or regular course of things; an instance simply points out what may be true only in the case presented. A man's life may be filled up with examples of the self-command and kindness which marked his character, and may present only a solitary instance of haste or severity. Hence, the word "example" should never be used to describe what stands singly and alone. We do, however, sometimes apply the word instance to what is really an example , because we are not thinking of the latter under this aspect, but solely as a case which "stands before us." See Precedent .

Example Ex·am"ple transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Exampled ; present participle & verbal noun Exampling .] To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [ Obsolete] "I may example my digression by some mighty precedent." Shak.

Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid assiduity that has not often been exampled , and has never been surpassed.

J. Morley.

Exampleless Ex·am"ple·less adjective Without or above example. [ R.]

Exampler Ex·am"pler noun [ See Exemplar , Example , and confer Sampler .] A pattern; an exemplar. [ Obsolete]

Exampless Ex·am"pless adjective Exampleless. [ Wrongly formed.] B. Jonson.

Exanguious Ex·an"gui·ous adjective Bloodless. [ Obsolete] See Exsanguious . Sir T. Browne.

Exangulous Ex·an"gu·lous adjective [ Pref ex- + angulous .] Having no corners; without angles. [ R.]

Exanimate Ex·an"i·mate adjective [ Latin exanimatus , past participle of exanimare to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath, life, spirit.] 1. Lifeless; dead. [ R.] "Carcasses exanimate ." Spenser.

2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [ R.] "Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love." Thomson.

Exanimate Ex·an"i·mate transitive verb To deprive of animation or of life. [ Obsolete]

Exanimation Ex·an`i·ma"tion noun [ Latin exanimatio .] Deprivation of life or of spirits. [ R.] Bailey.

Exanimous Ex·an"i·mous adjective [ Latin exanimus , exanimis ; ex out, without + anima life.] Lifeless; dead. [ Obsolete] Johnson.

Exannulate Ex·an"nu·late adjective [ Prefix ex- + annulate .] (Botany) Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; -- said of certain genera of ferns.

Exanthem Ex·an"them noun Same as Exanthema .

Exanthema Ex`an·the"ma noun ; plural Exanthemata . [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ..., ..., out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: confer French exanthème .] (Medicine) An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. Dunglison.

Exanthematic, Exanthematous Ex·an`the·mat"ic, Ex`an·them"a·tous adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.

Exanthesis Ex`an·the"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... . See Exanthema . ] (Medicine) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.

Exantlate Ex·ant"late transitive verb [ Latin exantlatus , past participle of exantlare , exanclare , to endure.] To exhaust or wear out. [ Obsolete] "Seeds . . . wearied or exantlated ." Boyle.

Exantlation Ex`ant·la"tion noun [ Confer French exantlation .] Act of drawing out ; exhaustion. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne.

Exarate Ex"a·rate transitive verb [ Latin exaratus , past participle of exarare to plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.] To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. [ Obsolete] Blount.

Exaration Ex`a·ra"tion noun [ Latin exaratio .] Act of plowing; also, act of writing. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Exarch Ex"arch noun [ Latin exarchus , Greek ... ... commander; ...,..., out + ... to lead, rule: confer French exarque .] A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc.

Exarchate Ex·ar"chate noun [ Late Latin exarchatus , from Latin exarchus : confer French exarchat .] The office or the province of an exarch. Jer. Taylor.

Exarillate Ex·ar"il·late adjective [ Prefix ex- + arillate .] (Botany) Having no aril; -- said of certain seeds, or of the plants producing them.

Exarticulate Ex`ar·tic"u·late adjective [ Prefix ex- + articulate .] (Zoology) Having but one joint; -- said of certain insects.

Exarticulation Ex`ar·tic`u·la"tion noun [ Prefix ex- + articulation .] Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. Bailey.

Exasperate Ex·as"per·ate adjective [ Latin exasperatus , past participle of exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) + asperare to make rough, asper rough. See Asperity .] Exasperated; imbittered. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Like swallows which the exasperate dying year
Sets spinning.

Mrs. Browning.

Exasperate Ex·as"per·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Exsasperated ; present participle & verbal noun Exasperating .] 1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a person or his feelings.

To exsasperate them against the king of France.

Addison.

2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.

To exasperate the ways of death.

Sir T. Browne.

Syn. -- To irritate; provoke. See Irritate .

Exasperater Ex·as"per·a`ter noun One who exasperates or inflames anger, enmity, or violence.

Exasperation Ex·as`per·a"tion noun [ Latin exasperatio : confer French exaspération .] 1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

Extorted from him by the exasperation of his spirits.

South.

2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation. " Exasperation of the fits." Sir H. Wotton.

Exaspidean Ex`as·pid"e·an adjective [ Greek ... out + ..., ..., a shield.] (Zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds.

Exauctorate Ex·auc"tor·ate transitive verb See Exauthorate . [ Obsolete]

Exauctoration Ex·auc`tor·a"tion noun See Exauthoration .

Exaugurate Ex·au"gu·rate transitive verb [ Latin exauguratus , past participle of exaugurare to profane; ex out + augurari to act as an augur, from augur . ] To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow. [ Obsolete] Holland.

Exauguration Ex·au`gu·ra"tion noun [ Latin exauguratio desecration.] The act of exaugurating; desecration. [ Obsolete]

Exauthorate Ex·au"thor·ate transitive verb [ Latin exauctoratus , past participle of exauctorare to dismiss; ex out + auctorare to bind to something, to hire, from auctor . See Author .] To deprive of authority or office; to depose; to discharge. [ Obsolete]

Exauthorated for their unworthiness.

Jer. Taylor.

Exauthoration Ex·au`thor·a"tion noun Deprivation of authority or dignity; degration. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.

Exauthorize Ex·au"thor·ize transitive verb [ Prefix ex- + authorize .] To deprive of uthority. [ Obsolete] Selden.

Exauthorize Ex·au"thor·ize transitive verb [ Prefix ex- + authorize .] To deprive of authority. [ Obsolete] Selden.

Excalceate Ex·cal"ce·ate transitive verb [ Latin excalceatus , past participle of excalceare to unshoe. See Calceated .] To deprive of shoes. [ Obsolete] Chambers.

Excalceation Ex·cal`ce·a"tion noun The act of depriving or divesting of shoes. [ Obsolete] Chambers.

Excalfaction Ex`cal·fac"tion noun [ Latin excalfactio .] A heating or warming; calefaction. [ Obsolete] Blount.

Excalfactive Ex`cal·fac"tive adjective [ Latin excalfacere to warm; ex out (intens.) + calfacere to warm.] Serving to heat; warming. [ Obsolete] Cotgrave.

Excalfactory Ex`cal·fac"to·ry adjective [ Latin excalfactorius .] Heating; warming. [ Obsolete] Holland.

Excalibur Ex·cal"i·bur noun The name of King Arthur's mythical sword. [ Written also Excalibar , Excalibor , Escalibar , and Caliburn .] Tennyson.

Excamb, Excambie Ex·camb", Ex·cam"bie transitive verb [ Late Latin excambiare , excambire ; Latin ex out + cambire . See Change , and confer Exchange .] (Scots Law) To exchange; -- used with reference to transfers of land.

Excambion Ex·cam"bi·on Ex*cam"bi*um noun [ Late Latin excambium . See Excamb .] (Scots Law) Exchange; barter; -- used commonly of lands.

Excandescence Ex`can·des"cence noun [ Latin excandescentia .] 1. A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence. [ R.]

2. Violent anger; a growing angry. [ Obsolete] Blount.

Excandescent Ex`can·des"cent adjective [ Latin excandescens , present participle of excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) + candescere to begin to glisten or glow, from candere . See Candid .] White or glowing with heat. [ R.] Ure.

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