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<hw><hw>Ex*pro"bra*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ex*pro"bra*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir A. Shirley.</i>

<h1>Expropriate</h1> <Xpage=529>

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

<i>Boyle.</i>

<blockquote><b>Expropriate</b> these [bad landlords] as the monks were <b>expropriated</b> by Act of Parliament. <i>M. Arnold.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expropriation</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pro`pri*a"tion</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>expropriation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.</def>

<i>W. Montagu.</i>

<blockquote>The <b>expropriation</b> of bad landlords. <i>M. Arnold.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expugn</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pugn"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>expugnare</ets>; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>pugnare</ets> to fight, <ets>pugna</ets> fight. Cf. <er>Impugn</er>.]</ety> <def>To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; <as>as, to <ex>expugn</ex> cities; to <ex>expugn</ex> a person by arguments.</as></def>

<h1>Expugnable</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pug"nable</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Expugnabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being expugnded.</def>

<h1>Expugnation</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex`pug*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>expugnatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of taking by assault; conquest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sandys.</i>

<h1>Expugner</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pugn"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who expugns.</def>

<h1>Expulse</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pulse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>expulser</ets> or L. <ets>expulsare</ets>, intens. fr. <ets>expellere</ets>. See <er>Expel</er>.]</ety> <def>To drive out; to expel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>If charity be thus excluded and <b>expulsed</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expulser</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*puls"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An expeller.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cotgrave.</i>

<h1>Expulsion</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*pul"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>expulsio</ets>, fr. <ets>expellere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>expulsion</ets>. See <er>Expel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>expulsion</b> of the Tarquins. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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