exeunt 
co out: a word used in the text of plays to 
denote that point in the action at which two or 
more actors leave the stage. 
Exeunt all but Hamlet and Horatio. 
Shale., Hamlet, iii. 2. (Stage direction.) 
(Sometimes improperly used as an English verb. 
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used of certain applications supposed to have 
such power, as alcohol, oil of turpentine, etc. 
Dress tlie bone with the milder exfoliatives, and keep 
the ulcer open, till the burnt bone is cast off. 
Wiseman, Surgery, n. 7. 
ex. gr. An abbreviation of exempli gratia, 
It would have had a good effect, r faith, if you could exhalable (eks-ha'la-bl), a. [< exhale + -able.] 
excun' praying! yes, and would vary the established Capable of being exhaled. 
mode of springing off with a glance ; at the pit ^ ^ emjt at they be exam . 
' ined after the same manner with other exhalable bodies. 
lan(t-)s, ppr. of exhalare, breathe out: see 
I. a. Having the quality of exhaling or 
Exeunt omnes, all go out: indicating that all the actors ' Boyle, Works, III. 280. 
leave the stage at tile same time. . ,_,, ... j r/ T ~7 
ex facie (eks fa'shi-e). [L.: ex, from; jfcJe, exhalant (eks-ha'lant), . and n. C L. exha- 
abl. of fades, face.] From the face: said of 
what appears on the face of a writing or other 
document, as distinguished from what appears 
indirectly respecting its contents, 
exfamiliation (eks"fa-mil-i-a'shon), n. [< L. 
ex, out, +familia, family, + -ation.] Expulsion 
or separation from the family; a dissolving of 
family ties. [Rare.] 
This power of admission on the one side, and on the 
other side of expatriation or, perhaps, I should rather 
say of exfamiliation even when the change was absolute, 
and not merely a transfer from one Household to another, 
were always solemn public acts requiring the consent of 
the community. W. E. Ilearn, Aryan Household, p. 131. 
exhaust 
O braggard vile, and damned furious wight ! 
The gravv doth gape, and doting de;ith is near ; 
Therefore exhale. [Pistol and Nym draw.] 
Shale., Hen. V., ii. 1. 
exhalementt (eks-hal'ment), n. [< exhale^ + 
-incut.] The act of exhaling; matter exhaled; 
vapor; exhalation. 
Nor will polished amber, although it send forth a gross 
and corporal exhalemenl, be found a long time defective 
upon the exactest scales. Sir T. Brmrnr, Vulg. Err., ii. 5. 
exhalencet (eks-ha'lens), n. [< exhalen(t) + 
-ce.] The act of exhaling ; the matter exhaled. 
Imp. Diet. 
r exhalent, a. and n. A less correct form of ex- 
a. Having the quality of exhaling or j ia i au t_ 
emitting. In sponges, specifically applied to the oscn- ex haiist (eg-zasf ), V. t. [< ML. exhaustare, ex- 
Inm or opening through which water streams out. See altstare freq < L. exhaustus, pp. of exhaurire 
Ascetta and Po,;.,,;;,. e ' aau rire = Pg. exhaurir), draw out, drink 
,2^,V&TBAS5tfn: up, empty, exhaust^ ex, nt, j+ _**, draw 
primitive opening serves as the exhalent aperture. 
Huxley, Encyc. Brit., II. 51. 
II. . That which exhales or is exhaled. 
As a general rule he [Dr. Cullen] supposes expectorants 
to operate . . . by increasing the flow of the superficial 
exhalents at large. Good. 
Also, less properly, exhalent. 
(> It. esaurire = Pg. exhaurir), draw out, drink 
up, empty, exhaust, < ex, out, + haurire, draw 
(esp. water), drain.] 1. To draw out or drain 
off the whole of; draw out till nothing of the 
matter drawn is left; remove or take out com- 
pletely: as, to exhaust the water of a well, or 
the air from a receiver; to exhaust the contents 
of a mine, or of one's purse. 
The greatest lones do nouryshe most fast, for as moch 
exfetation (eks-fo-ta'shon), . [Also written, exhalate (eks-ha'lat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. ex- as the fyre hath not exhausted the joisture of them 
less prop., eifa'tdtion; < L. ex, out, + E. feta- halated, ppr. exhalatmg. [< L. exhalatus, pp. of 
tion.] Extra-uterine fetation, or imperfect fe- exhalare, breathe out: see exhale.] I o exhale. 
[Rare.] 
tation in some organ exterior to the uterus. 
exflguration (eks-fig-u-ra'shpn), n. [< exfigure 
+ -ation.] A typifying; a figurative present- 
ment; a type. [Rare.] 
Nature through her infinitely varied forms is the forth- 
going and exfiguration of the Divine reason in self-mani- 
festation. 
E. H. Sears, The Fourth Gospel the Heart of Christ, p. 443. 
por, \ exhalare, oreatne out: see exnaie.j i. 
exfigure (eks-fig'ijr), v. t. ; pret. and pp. exfig- The aet or procegs o f exhaling, or emitting as 
The flitting clouds it ceaseless exhalates. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas. 
exhalation (eks-ha-la'shon), n. [< ME. exala- 
tion, -don, < OF. exhalation, F. exhalation = Pr. 
exhalacio = Sp. exhalation = Pg. exhalaqao = It. 
esalaziorie, < L. exhalatio(n-), an exhalation, va- 
ior, < exhalare, breathe out: see exhale.] 1. 
ured, ppr. exfiguring. [< L. ex, out, + figura, 
figure.] To typify; set forth in a figure. 
[Rare.] 
As surely as body involves spirit, and the natural world 
involves and exUgiires the spiritual. 
K. II. Sears, The Fourth Gospel the Heart of Christ, p. 28. 
exflected (eks-flek'ted), a. [< L. ex, out, + 
Jlectere, bend, -I- -erf 2 .] Turned or bent out- 
ward: the opposite of inflected. 
exfodiation (eks-fo-di-a'shon), n. [Irreg. < L. 
ex, out, + fodire, dig, + -ation. The reg. form 
would be *'effosion.] A digging up; exhumation. 
exfoliate (eks-fo'li-at), >. ; pret. and pp. exfoli- 
ated, ppr. exfoliating. [< LL. exfoliatus, pp. of 
cxfoliare (> Sp. Pg. exfoliar = F. exfolicr), strip 
an effluence ; evaporation. 
It hath but a salt foundation, which, being moistened 
by water driven through it by .the force of the shaking ex- 
halation, is turned into water also. 
A'. Morton, New England's Memorial, p. 292. 
2. That which is exhaled ; that which is emit- 
ted as or like breath, or which rises in the form 
of vapor; emanation ; effluvium: as, exhalations 
from marshes, animal or vegetable bodies, de- 
caying matter, and other substances. 
Anon out of the earth a fabric hnge 
Rose, like an exhalation. Milton, P. L., i. 711. 
Thou art fled, 
Like some frail exhalation which the dawn 
Robes in its golden beams. Shelley, Alastor. 
of leaves, < L. ex, out, + folium, a leaf: see/o- 3. I n her., a representation of a waterspout, 
Hate.] I. intrans. 1. To throw off scales or a torrent of rain falling from a cloud, or some 
flakes; peel off in thin fragments; desquamate: similar meteorological phenomenon: a rare 
as, the exfoliating bark of a tree. bearing, used as a rebus by a person whose 
The rails near a station are caused to exfoliate by the name allows of it. 
gliding of the wheel. Tyndall, Forms of Water, p. 190. exhale 1 (eks-hal'), . ; pret. and_pp. exhaled, 
In the deep layerof the skin cells are formed by fission, 
which, as they enlarge, are thrust outwards, and becom- 
, , 
ing flattened to form the epidermis, eventually exfoliate, 
while the younger ones beneath take their places. 
//. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., 219. 
Specifically 2. In surg., to separate and come 
off in scales, as carious bone. 
While the bone was exfoliating, we deterg'd and cicatriz'd 
the lips, disposing them to incani with the flesh rising from 
the exfoliated edges of the bone. Wiseman, Surgery, v. 9. 
3. In mineral., to split into scales ; especially, 
to become scaly at the surface in consequence 
of heat or decomposition : as, vermiculite exfo- 
liates before the blowpipe. 
The mountains of gneiss-granite are to a remarkable de- 
gree abruptly conical, which seems caused by the rock tend- 
ing to exfoliate in thick, conically concentric layers. 
Darwin, Geol. Observations, ii. 426. 
II. trans. To scale ; free from scales or splin- 
ters. 
exfoliation (eks-fo-li-a'shon), 11. [= F. exfo- 
liation Sp. exfoliation = Pg. exfolia^So, < LL. 
as if *exfoliatio(ii-), < exfoliare, exfoliate: see 
exfoliate.] 1. A scaling off; the peeling off or 
separation of scales or lamina?, as from the cu- 
ticle, diseased bone, disintegrating rocks, etc. ; 
desquamation. 
The bullet struck in the Bishop of Orkney's arm, and 
shattered it so, though he lived some years after, that they 
were forced to open it every year for an exfoliation. 
Up. Buritet, Hist. Own Times, an. 1699. 
Acting upon a tract of granite, they [the denuding ac- 
tions of air and water] here work scarcely an appreciable 
effect ; there cause exfoliation* of the surface. 
//. Spencer, Universal Progress, p. 87. 
2. That which is exfoliated or scaled off. 
exfoliatiye (eks-fo'li-a-tiv), a. and . [< exfo- exhale 2 t (eks-hal'), 
Hate + -ice.] I. a. Having the power of cans- out. 
ing or hastening exfoliation. 
II. w. That which has the power or quality 
of causing or hastening exfoliation: formerly 
ppr. exhaling. [< F. exhaler = Sp. Pg. exhalar = 
It. esalare, < L. exhalare, breathe out, exhale, 
iutr. expire, < ex, out, + halare, breathe. Of. 
inhale.'] I. trans. 1 . To send out as breath or 
as if by breathing; emit an effluence of; give 
out as vapor, either perceptible or impercep- 
tible : as, marshes exhale noxious effluvia. 
Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. Pope. 
While discontent exhaled itself in murmurs among the 
common people, however, it fomented in dangerous con- 
spiracies among the nobles. Irving, Granada, p. 24. 
2. To draw out as an effluence; cause to be 
sent out or emitted in vapor; evaporate: as, 
the sun exhales the moisture of the earth. 
Move in that obedient orb again. 
Where yon did give a fair and natural light; 
And be no more an exhal'd meteor, 
A prodigy of fear. Shak., 1 Hen. IV., v. 1. 
Till exhal'd asphodel, 
And rose, with spicy fannings interbreathed, 
Came swelling forth. Keats. Endymion, ii. 863. 
3f. To draw forth ; cause to flow, as blood. 
For 'tis thy presence that exhales this blood 
From cold and empty veins, where no blood dwells. 
Shale., Kich. III., i. 2. 
Sir T. Elyot, Castle of Health, ii. 
2. To use up or consume completely; expend 
or make away with the whole of; cause the to- 
tal removal or loss of: as, to exhaust the fertil- 
ity of the soil; to exhaust one's strength or 
resources; you have exhausted my patience. 
The wealth 
Of the Canaries was exhaust, the health 
Of his good Majesty to celebrate. 
Habington, Castara, ii. 
When the morning arrived on which we were to enter- 
tain our young landlord, it may easily be supposed what 
provisions were exhausted to make an appearance. 
Goldsmith, Vicar, vii. 
Encomium in old time was poets' work; 
But poets having lavishly long since 
Exhausted all materials of the art, 
The task now falls into the public hand. 
Cmoper, Task, vi. 717. 
These monsters, critics ! with your darts engage. 
Here point your thunder, and exhaust your rage ! 
Pope, Essay oil Criticism, 1. 555. 
3. To empty by drawing out the contents of; 
make empty by drawing from ; specifically, in 
chem., to empty or deprive of one or more in- 
gredients by the use of solvents : as, to exhaust 
a closed vessel by means of an air-pump; to 
exhaust a cistern. Hence 4. To make weak 
or worthless by deprivation of essential prop- 
erties or possessions ; despoil of strength, re- 
sources, etc.; make useless or helpless: as, a 
man exhausted by fatigue or disease ; bad hus- 
bandry exhausts the land; the long war ex- 
hausted the country. 
And of their wonted vigor left them drain'd, 
Exhausted, spiritless, afflicted, fallen. 
Milton, P. L., vi. 852. 
A breed 
Sure to exhaust the plant on which they feed. 
Cowper, Tirocinium, 1. 604. 
The Thirty Years' War exhausted Germany ; even the 
victorious powers were worn out, mnch more the defeat- 
ed ones. Stubbs, Medieval and Modern Hist., p. 230. 
5. To treat or examine exhaustively; take a 
complete view of; consider or view in all parts, 
bearings, or relations: as, to exhaust a topic, a 
study, or a pursuit; to exhaust a book by care- 
ful reading or study. 
That theme exhausted, a wide chasm ensues, 
Filled up at least with interesting news. 
Cowper, Conversation, 1. 393. 
6f. To draw forth; excite. 
Spare not the babe, 
Whose dimpled smiles from fools exhaust their mercy. 
Shale., T. of A., iv. 3. 
These barbarous contumelies would exhaust tears from 
my eyes. Shadtrell, Bury Fair. 
Exhausted receiver, in physics, a receptacle, as a bell- 
glass, in which a vacuum has been formed by means of an 
nir-immp. 
II. intrans. To rise or pass off as an effln- exhaustt (eg-zasf), a. [= Sp. Pg. exhansto = 
It. esausto, < L. exhaustus, pp.: see the verb.] 
Expended; drained; exhausted, as of energy 
or strength. 
Single men, thon<rh they may be many times more char 
Stable, because their means arc Itss exlunifit, yet, on the 
other side, they are more cruel and hardhearted. 
Bacon, Marriage and Single Life (ed. 1887). 
ence ; go off in vapor. 
And se the floode be goode ther thou will duelle; 
For ofte of it exale.th myst impure. 
Palladius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 12. 
Thy clear fount 
Exhales in mist to heaven. 
Keats, Endymion, ii. 723. 
He wrote verses in which his heart seems to exhale in 
a sigh of sadness. G. W. Curtis, Int. toCecil Dreeme, p. 11. 
t. 1. To hale or drag ex lj aus t (eg-zasf), n. [< exhaust, v.] 1. Same 
as exhaust-steam. 2. Eduction; emission, as 
Nay, I beseech yon, gentlemen, do not exhale me thus. 
B. Jftnsiui, Toetaster, iii, 1. 
2. To draw, as a sword. [Humorous.] 
Intemperate, dissolute, exhnv*t through riot. 
llttrton, Anat. of Mel., p. 63. 
of steam from an engine. 
If during the back stroke the process of exhaust is dis- 
continued before the end. and the remaining steam is 
