Exodium Ex·o"di·um noun [ Latin ]
See Exode .
Exodus Ex"o·dus noun [ Latin , the book of Exodus, Greek ... a going or marching out; ... out + ... way, confer
Skr .
ā-sad to approach.]
1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place. 2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
Exody Ex"o·dy noun Exodus; withdrawal. [ Obsolete]
The time of the Jewish exody .
Sir M. Hale.
Exogamous Ex·og"a·mous adjective [
Exo- + Greek ... marriage.]
Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous .
Exogamy Ex·og"a·my noun The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy . Lubbock.
Exogen Ex"o·gen noun [
Exo- +
- gen : confer French
exogène .]
(Botany) A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Confer Endogen . Gray.
Exogenetic Ex`o·ge·net"ic adjective (Biol.) Arising or growing from without; exogenous.
Exogenous Ex·og"e·nous adjective 1. (Botany) Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of endogenous . 2. (Biol.) Growing by addition to the exterior. 3. (Anat.) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed to autogenous . Owen. Exogenous aneurism (Medicine) ,
an aneurism which is produced by causes acting from without, as from injury.
Exogyra Ex`o·gy"ra noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... out, outside + ... circle.]
(Paleon.) A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters.
Exolete Ex"o·lete adjective [ Latin
exoletus , past participle of
exolescere to grow out, grow out of use;
ex out +
olescere to grow.]
Obsolete; out of use; state; insipid. [ Obsolete]
Exolution Ex`o·lu"tion noun [ Latin
exolutio a release. See
Exolve .]
See Exsolution . [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Exolve Ex·olve" transitive verb [ Latin
exolvere ,
exsolutum ;
ex out +
solvere .]
To loose; to pay. [ Obsolete]
Exon Ex"on noun [ New Latin , from English
Exe (Celt.
uisge water) the name of a river.]
A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
Exon Ex"on noun [ French
expect an under officer.]
An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [ Eng.]
Exonerate Ex·on"er·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Exonerated ;
present participle & verbal noun Exonerating .] [ Latin
exoneratus , past participle of
exonerare to free from a burden;
ex out, from
onerare to load,
onus load. See
Onerous .]
1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [ Obsolete]
All exonerate themselves into one common duct.
Ray. 2. To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice. Burke. 3. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a bail. Syn. -- To absolve; acquit; exculpate. See
Absolve .
Exoneration Ex·on`er·a"tion noun [ Latin
exoneratio : confer French
Exonération .]
The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
Exonerative Ex·on"er·a·tive adjective Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
Exonerator Ex·on"er·a`tor noun [ Latin , an unloader.]
One who exonerates or frees from obligation.
Exophthalmia Ex`oph·thal"mi·a noun [ Nl.,fr. Greek ... with prominent eyes; ... out + ... the eye.]
(Medicine) The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
Exophthalmic Ex`oph·thal"mic adjective Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, exophthalmia. Exophthalmic golter .
Same as Rasedow's disease .
Exophthalmos Ex`oph·thal"mos Ex`oph*thal"mus noun [ New Latin ] (Medicine) Same as Exophthalmia .
Exophthalmy Ex`oph·thal"my noun (Medicine) Exophthalmia.
Exophyllous Ex·oph"yl·lous adjective [
Exo- + Greek ... .]
(Botany) Not sheathed in another leaf.
Exoplasm Ex"o·plasm noun [
Exo- + Greek ... from, from ... to mold.]
(Biol.) See Ectosarc , and Ectoplasm .
Exopodite Ex·op"o·dite noun [
Exo- + Greek ... , foot.]
(Zoöl) The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea.
Exoptable Ex·op"ta·ble adjective [ Latin
exoptabilis .]
Very desirable. [ Obsolete]
Bailey.
Exoptile Ex·op"tile noun [ French, from Greek ... without + ... feather, plumage.]
(Botany) A name given by Lestiboudois to dicotyledons; -- so called because the plumule is naked.
Exorable Ex"o·ra·ble adjective [ Latin
exorabilis : confer French
exorable . See
Exorate .]
Capable of being moved by entreaty; pitiful; tender. Milton.
Exorate Ex"o·rate transitive verb [ Latin
exoratus , past participle of
exorare to gain by entreaty;
ex out, from +
orare to pay.]
To persuade, or to gain, by entreaty. [ Obsolete]
Cockeram.
Exoration Ex`o·ra"tion noun [ Latin
exoratio .]
Entreaty. [ R.]
Beau. & Fl.
Exorbitance, Exorbitancy Ex·or"bi·tance, Ex·or"bi·tan·cy ,
noun A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of demands. "A curb to your
exorbitancies ."
Dryden. The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.
Bp. Hall.
Exorbitant Ex·or"bi·tant adjective [ Latin
exorbitans ,
-antis , present participle of
exorbitare to go out of the track;
ex out +
orbita track: confer French
exorbitant . See
Orbit .]
1. Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as, exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges, demands, or claims. Foul exorbitant desires.
Milton. 2. Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous. The Jews . . . [ were] inured with causes exorbitant , and such as their laws had not provided for.
Hooker.
Exorbitantly Ex·or"bi·tant·ly adverb In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously.
Exorbitate Ex·or"bi·tate intransitive verb [ Latin
exorbitatus , past participle of
exorbitare . See
Exorbitant .]
To go out of the track; to deviate. [ Obsolete]
Bentley.
Exorcise Ex"or·cise (ĕks"ŏr*sīz)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Exorcised (- sīzd);
present participle & verbal noun Exorcising (- sī`zĭng).] [ Latin
exorcizare , Greek
'exorki`zein ;
'ex out +
"orki`zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, from
"o`rkos oath: confer French
exorciser .]
1. To cast out, as a devil, evil spirits, etc., by conjuration or summoning by a holy name, or by certain ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to depart out of a person possessed by one. He impudently excorciseth devils in the church.
Prynne. 2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit or demon. Exorcise the beds and cross the walls.
Dryden. Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise crowds who are . . . processed as I am.
Spectator.
Exorciser Ex"or·ci`ser (-sī`zẽr)
noun An exorcist.
Exorcism Ex"or·cism (-sĭz'm)
noun [ Latin
exorcismus , Greek
'exorkizmo`s ; confer French
exorcisme .]
1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used. 2. Conjuration for raising spirits. [ R.]
Shak.
Exorcist Ex"or·cist (-sĭst)
noun [ Latin
exorcista , Greek
'exorkisth`s : confer French
exorciste .]
1. One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism. Certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists .
Acts xix. 13. 2. A conjurer who can raise spirits. [ R.]
Thou, like an exorcist , hast conjured up
My mortified spirit.
Shak.
Exordial Ex·or"di·al (ĕgz*ôr"dĭ*
a l)
adjective Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory. The exordial paragraph of the second epistle.
I. Taylor.
Exordium Ex·or"di·um (-ŭm)
noun ;
plural English
Exordiums (-ŭmz), Latin
Exordia (-ȧ). [ Latin from
exordiri to begin a web, lay a warp, begin;
ex out +
ordiri to begin a web, begin; akin to English
order . See
Order .]
A beginning; an introduction; especially, the introductory part of a discourse or written composition, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the opening part of an oration. "The
exordium of repentance."
Jer. Taylor. "Long prefaces and
exordiums . "
Addison.
Exorhiza Ex`o·rhi"za (ĕks`o*rī"zȧ)
noun ;
plural Exorhizæ (- zē). [ New Latin from Greek
'e`xw outside +
'ri`za root.]
(Botany) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule. Gray.
Exorhizal, Exorhizous Ex`o·rhi"zal, Ex`o·rhi`zous adjective (Botany) Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.
Exornation Ex`or·na"tion noun [ Latin
exornatio , from
exornare . See
Ornate .]
Ornament; decoration; embellishment. [ Obsolete]
Hyperbolical exornations . . . many much affect.
Burton.
Exortive Ex·or`tive adjective [ Latin
exortivus , from
exortus a coming forth, rising;
ex out +
orivi to rise, come forth.]
Rising; relating to the east. [ R.]
Exosculate Ex·os"cu·late transitive verb [ Latin
exosculatus , past participle of
exosculari to kiss. See
Osculate .]
To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly. [ Obsolete]
Exoskeletal Ex`o·skel"e·tal adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.
Exoskeleton Ex`o·skel"e·ton noun [
Exo- +
skeleton ]
(Anat.) The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton.
Exosmose Ex"os·mose` noun [
Exo +
osmose : confer French
ezosmose .]
(Physics) The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids through membranes or porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose; -- opposed to endosmose . See Osmose .
Exosmosis Ex`os·mo"sis noun [ New Latin See
Exo- , and
Osmose .]
(Physics) See Exosmose .
Exosmotic Ex`os·mot`ic adjective Pertaining to exosmose.
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