Externe Ex`terne" (ĕks`tĕrn")
noun [ French]
An extern; esp;, a doctor or medical student who is in attendance upon, or is assisting at, a hospital, but who does not reside in it.
Exterraneous Ex`ter·ra"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
exterraneus ;
es out +
terra land.]
Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad.
Exterritorial Ex·ter`ri·to"ri·al adjective [ Prefix
ex... + territorial .]
Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction. --
Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly ,
adverb
Exterritoriality Ex·ter`ri·to`ri·al"i·ty noun 1. The state of being beyond the limits of a country. 2. The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits.
Extersion Ex·ter"sion noun [ Latin
extergere ,
extersum , to wipe out;
ex out +
tergere to wipe or rub off.]
The act of wiping or rubbing out. [ Obsolete]
Extill Ex·till" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Extilled;
present participle & verbal noun Extilling .] [ Latin
extillare ,
exstillare ;
ex out +
stillare to drop,
stilla drop.]
To drop or distill. [ Obsolete]
Johnson.
Extillation Ex`til·la"tion noun Distillation. [ Obsolete]
An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices.
Derham.
Extimulate Ex·tim"u·late transitive verb [ Latin
extimulatus ,
exstimulatus , past participle of
extimulare ,
exstimulare , to goad. See
Stimulate .]
To stimulate. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Extimulation Ex·tim`u·la"tion noun Stimulation. [ Obsolete]
Things insipid, and without any extimulation .
Bacon.
Extinct Ex·tinct" adjective [ Latin
extinctus ,
exstinctus , past participle of
extinguere ,
exstinguere . See
Extinguish .]
1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct ; an extinct volcano. Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct .
Milton. 2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family becomes extinct ; an extinct feud or law.
Extinct Ex·tinct" transitive verb To cause to be extinct. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Extinction Ex·tinc"tion noun [ Latin
extinctio ,
exstinction : confer French
extinction .]
1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc. 2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
Extine Ex"tine noun [ Latin
exter on the outside. Confer
Intine .]
(bot.) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
Extinguish Ex·tin"guish transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Extinguished;
p pr. & verbal noun Extinguishing .] [ Latin
extinguere ,
exstinguere ;
ex out +
stinguere to quench. See
Distinguish ,
Finish .]
1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right. A light which the fierce winds have no power to extinguish .
Prescott. This extinguishes my right to the reversion.
Blackstone. 2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor. Natural graces that extinguish art.
Shak .
Extinguishable Ex·tin"guish·a·ble adjective Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.
Extinguisher Ex·tin"guish·er noun One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle. Ex*tin"guish*ment noun 1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
2. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.
Extirp Ex·tirp" transitive verb [ Confer French
extirper .]
To extirpate. [ Obsolete]
It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar.
Shak .
Extirpable Ex·tir"pa·ble adjective Capable of being extirpated or eradicated; as, an extirpable plant. Evelyn.
Extirpate Ex"tir·pate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Extirpated;
present participle & verbal noun Extirpating.] [ Latin
extirpatus ,
exstirpatus , past participle of
extirpare ,
exstirpare ;
ex out +
strips stock, stem, root.]
To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy. Syn. -- To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate; annihilate; extinguish.
Extirpation Ex`tir·pa"tion noun [ Latin
extirpatio ,
exstirpatio : confer French
extirpation .]
The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a race of men, of heresy.
Extirpative Ex"tir·pa·tive adjective Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. Cheyne.
Extirpator Ex"tir·pa`tor noun [ Latin
extirpator ,
exstirpator : confer French
extirpateur .]
One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.
Extirpatory Ex·tir"pa·to·ry adjective Extirpative.
Extirper Ex·tirp"er noun Extirpator. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Extispicious Ex`ti·spi"cious adjective [ Latin
extispicium an inspection of the inwards for divination;
extra the entrails +
specer to look at.]
Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Extogenous Ex·tog"e·nous adjective [ Latin
exter outward +
...genous .]
(Biol.) Exogenous.
Extol Ex·tol" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Extolled;
present participle & verbal noun Extolling .] [ Latin
extollere ;
ex out +
tollere to lift, take up, or raise: confer Old French
extoller . See
Tollerate , and confer
Flate .]
1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [ Obsolete]
Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.
Beau. & Fl. 2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person. Wherein have I so deserved of you,
That you extol me thus?
Shak. Syn. -- To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud; glorify. See
Praise .
Extoller Ex·tol"ler noun One who extols; one who praises.
Extolment Ex·tol"ment noun Praise. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Extorsive Ex·tor"sive adjective [ See
Extort .]
Serving or tending to extort. [ R.]
Johnson. --
Ex*tor"sive*ly ,
adverb [ R.]
Extort Ex·tort" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Extorted ;
present participle & verbal noun Extorting .] [ Latin
extortus , past participle of
extorquere to twist or wrench out, to extort;
ex out +
torquere to turn about, twist. See
Torsion .]
1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt. 2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion , 2.
Extort Ex·tort" intransitive verb To practice extortion. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Extort Ex·tort" past participle & adjective [ Latin
extortus . past participle ]
Extorted. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Extorter Ex·tort"er noun One who practices extortion.
Extortion Ex·tor"tion noun [ French
extorsion .]
1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. 2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due. Abbott. 3. That which is extorted or exacted by force. Syn. -- Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.
Extortionary Ex·tor"tion·a·ry adjective Extortionate.
Extortionate Ex·tor"tion·ate adjective Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.
Extortioner Ex·tor"tion·er noun One who practices extortion.
Extortious Ex·tor"tious adjective Extortionate. [ Obsolete] "
Extortious cruelties."
Bp. Hall --
Ex*tor"tious*ly ,
adverb [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Extra Ex"tra adjective Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good; superior; as, extra work; extra pay. "By working
extra hours."
H. Spencer.
Extra Ex"tra noun ;
plural Extras Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; something in addition to the regular charge or compensation, or for which an additional charge is made; as, at European hotels lights are extras . [ Colloq.]
Extra Ex"tra noun 1. Something in addition to what is due, expected, or customary; esp., an added charge or fee, or something for which an additional charge is made. 2. An edition of a newspaper issued at a time other than the regular one. 3. (Cricket) A run, as from a bye, credited to the general score but not made from a hit. 4. Something of an extra quality or grade.
Extra- Ex"tra- [ Latin , from exter . See Exterior .] A Latin preposition, denoting beyond , outside of ; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of , beyond , besides , or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.
Extra-ocular Ex`tra-oc"u·lar adjective (Zoology) Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antennĉ of certain insects.
Extra-official Ex`tra-of·fi"cial adjective Not prescribed by official duty.
Extra-uterine Ex`tra-u"ter·ine adjective (Anat. & Med.) Outside of the uterus, or womb. Extra-uterine pregnancy (Medicine) ,
a condition of pregnancy in which the fetus is not in the uterus, but in the Fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity.
Extraarticular Ex`tra·ar·tic"u·lar adjective (Anat.) Situated outside of a joint.
Extraaxillar, Extraaxillary Ex`tra·ax"il·lar, Ex`tra·ax"il·la·ry adjective (Botany) Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.
Extrabranchial Ex`tra·bran"chi·al adjective (Anat.) Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes.
Extracapsular Ex`tra·cap"su·lar adjective (Anat.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
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