Exacuate
(Ex*ac"u*ate) v. t. [L. exacure; ex out (intens.) + acuere to make sharp.] To whet or sharpen.
[Obs.] B. Jonson. — Ex*ac`u*a"tion n. [Obs.]
Exæresis
(||Ex*ær"e*sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. a taking away.] (Surg.) In old writers, the operations concerned in
the removal of parts of the body.
Exaggerate
(Ex*ag"ger*ate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [L.
exaggeratus , p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere
to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]
1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." Sir M. Hale.
2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth ; to delineate extravagantly ; to overstate
the truth concerning.
A friend exaggerates a man's virtues.
Addison. Exaggerated
(Ex*ag"ger*a`ted) a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. — Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly, adv.
Exaggerating
(Ex*ag"ger*a`ting) a. That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. — Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly,
adv.
Exaggeration
(Ex*ag`ger*a"tion) n. [L. exaggeratio : cf. F. exagération.]
1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of sand." Sir M. Hale.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the
bounds of truth reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
No need of an exaggeration of what they saw.
I. Taylor. 3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
