exertive

[Eng.exert: -ive.] Having the power to exert; exerting. *ex-ert-ment, s. [Eng. exert; -ment.] The act of exerting; exertion. marine; gō, pot. exesion *ex-e-sion, s. [Lat. exes us , pa. par. of exedo = to eat away: ex out, and edo to eat. Another etymology gives ex out of, eo to go, and this is more in conformity to the illustration given from Browne.] The act or proce of eating through or going through, penetrating. "Theophrastus denieth the exesion or forcing of vipers through the belly of the dam."-Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. iii., ch. xvi. *ex-es-tu-āte, v. i. [Lat. exæstuatum , sup. of exæstuoto boil up: ex out, and æstuo =to boil; æstus heat, boiling.] To boil up; to be in a ferment; to be agitated. *ex-es-tu-ā-tion, s. [Lat. exæstuatio, from exæstuoto boil up.] The act or state of boiling up; effervescence, ebullition, ferment. Ex-ět-er, s. & a. [A. S. Exen - Castre Castle on the Exe.] A. As substantive : Geog.: A city in the south of Devon, England, about 174 miles W. by S. from London. B. As adj .: In any way pertaining to the city mentioned under A. Exeter-elm, s. Bot.: Ulmus montana.