Part 939

Shak.

Ex"pro*brate (?), v. t. [L. exprobratus, p. p. of exprobrare; ex out + probrum a shameful or disgraceful act.] To charge upon with reproach; to upbraid. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Ex`pro*bra"tion (?), n. [L. exprobration: cf. F. exprobration.] Reproachful accusation; upbraiding. [Obs.]

A fearful exprobration of our unworthiness.

Jer. Taylor.

{ Ex*pro"bra*tive (?), Ex*pro"bra*to*ry (?), } a. Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful. [R.] Sir A. Shirley.

Ex*pro"pri*ate (?), v. t. [L. ex out, from + proprius one's own: cf. F. exproprier.] To put out of one's possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Boyle.

Expropriate these [bad landlords] as the monks were expropriated by Act of Parliament.

M. Arnold.

Ex*pro`pri*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.] The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W. Montagu.

The expropriation of bad landlords.

M. Arnold.

Ex*pugn" (ks*pn"), v. t. [L. expugnare; ex out + pugnare to fight, pugna fight. Cf. Impugn.] To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments.

Ex*pug"nable (ks*pg"n*b'l), a. [L. expugnabilis.] Capable of being expugned.

Ex`pug*na"tion (?), n. [L. expugnatio.] The act of taking by assault; conquest. [R.] Sandys.

Ex*pugn"er (?), n. One who expugns.

Ex*pulse" (?), v. t. [F. expulser or L. expulsare, intens. fr. expellere. See Expel.] To drive out; to expel. [Obs.]

If charity be thus excluded and expulsed.

Milton.

Ex*puls"er (?), n. An expeller. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Ex*pul"sion (?), n. [L. expulsio, fr. expellere: cf. F. expulsion. See Expel.] 1. The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.

The expulsion of the Tarquins.

Shak.

2. The state of being expelled or driven out.

Ex*pul"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. expulsif.] Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel.

The expulsive power of a new affection.

Chalmers.

Ex*punc"tion (?), n. [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See Expunge.] The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton.