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<hw>Ex*ul"cer*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exulceratus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Very sore; ulcerated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Exulceration</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ul`cer*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exulceratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>exulc\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Ulceration.</def>

<i>Quincy.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fretting; a festering; soreness.</def>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Exulcerative</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ul"cer*a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory.</def>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Exulceratory</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ul"cer*a*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exulceratorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>exulc\'82ratoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.</def>

<h1>Exult</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ult"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Exulted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Exulting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>exultare</ets>, <ets>exsultare</ets>, <ets>exultatum</ets>, <ets>exsultatum</ets>, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. <ets>exsilire</ets> to spring out or up; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>salire</ets> to spring, leap: cf. F. <ets>exulter</ets>. See <er>Salient</er>.]</ety> <def>To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; <as>as, an <ex>exulting</ex> heart</as>.</def> "An <i>exulting</i> countenance."

<i>Bancroft.</i>

<blockquote>The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap <b>exulting</b> like the bounding roe. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Exultance, Exultancy</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw><hw>Ex*ult"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ex*ult"an*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exsultantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exultation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Burton. Hammond.</i>

<h1>Exultant</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ult"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exsultans</ets>, <ets>exsultantis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>exsultare</ets>. See <er>Exult</er>.]</ety> <def>Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly.</def>

<blockquote>Break away, <b>exultant</b>, from every defilement. <i>I. Tay;or.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Exultation</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex`ul*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>exsultatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>exultation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.</def>

<blockquote>His bosom swelled with <b>exultation</b>. <i>Prescott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Exulting</h1> <Xpage=529>

<hw>Ex*ult"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ex*ult"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Exundate</h1> <Xpage=529>

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