exarticulate (eksartikulat)

t.; pret. and pp. exarticulated, lated, ppr. exarticulating. [L. expriv. + articulatus, pp. of articulare, joint: see articulate.] 1. To disjoint; put out of joint; luxate. Bailey, 1727.-2. In surg., to sever the ligamentous connections of at a joint; amputate at a joint: as, to exarticulate the thumb. exarticulate (eks-är-tik'ū-lāt), a. [L. ex -priv. + articulatus, pp.: see the verb.] In zool., not jointed; not consisting of two or more joints; inarticulate; composed of a single joint, as the antennæ or palpi of certain insects.Exarticulate limbs, limbs without joints, as the prolegs of a caterpillar. exarticulation (eks-är-tik-u-la's hon), n. [ exaspert (eg-zas'per), c. t. [ A lyon is a cruell beast yf he be exaspered . Joye, Expos, of Daniel, vii. exasperate (eg-zas'pe-rāt), v .; pret. and pp. exasperated , ppr. exasperating . [ exaspe- ratus , pp. of exasperare , irritate: see exasper .] I. trans. 1. To irritate to a high degree; make very angry; provoke to rage; enrage: as, to ex- asperate an opponent. In seeking just occasion to provoke The Philistine, thy country's enemy, Thou never wast remi . Milton , S. A., 1. 237. I am one, my liege, Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world Have so incens'd that I am reckle what I do to spite the world. Intemperance Shak., Macbeth, iii. 1. first exasperates the pa ions, and then takes off from them the restraints of the reason. Everett , Orations, I. 375. It irritates to an incurable resentment the minds of your adversaries, to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder. Chas am, Speech against the American War, Nov., 1777. II.t in trans. To increase in severity. The distemper exasperated , till it was manifest she could not last many weeks. Roger North , Lord Guilford, I. 158. exasperate (eg-zas'pe-rat), a. [L. exaspera tus , pp.: see the verb.] 1. Irritated; inflamed. [Rare.] Matters grew more exasperate between the two kings of England and France. Bacon, Hist. Hen. VII., p. 79. No? why art thou then exasperate , thou idle immaterial skein of sley'd silk? Shak., T. and C., v. 1. 2. In bot., rough; covered with hard, projecting points. exasperated (eg-zas'pe-rā-ted), p. a. In her., in an attitude ttitude indicating rage or ferocity. [Rare.] exasperater (eg-zas'pe-rā-tér), n. One who exasperates or provokes; a provoker. Johnson. exasperating ing (eg-zas'pe-ra-ting), p. a. Irritating; ing; vexatious. A boy who doubtle was often rude and disobedient and exasperating to the last degree, but was her boy. S. Lanier, The English Novel, p. 200.