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[EFT, 8. NEWT.] ex-, pref . [Latin, Gr. ex , ek =out.] A common prefix in English compounds. It represents (1) the Lat. ex with the original force of out , as in exhale , exceed; (3) it is added for emphasis. It is prefixed exclude ; (2) with the force of beyond , as in excel , to titles or names of offices signify that son referred to has held but no longer holds the office; as, ex -president. In commerce it is used to signify that goods are sold or delivered from a cerve el, as, tea sold ex Nelson. It becomes ef before f , as in effuse , and is shortened to e before b , d, g, l, m, n, r, and v, as in ebullient , edit , egre , elate, emanate, enode, erode, evade . The Greek form appears in eccentric , ecclesiastic , eclectic , . It takes the form esin Old Fr. & Span., cf. escape , escheat, escort. In a few words it becomes s, as in scald, scamper . ( Skeat .) ěx-aç'-er-bāte, v . t . [Lat. exacerbatus , pa. par. of exacerbo to irritate: ex =out, fully, and acerb us =bitter, harsh, sour.] 1. To irritate, to exasperate; to increase the evil pa ions or malignity of. 2. To intensify or increase the violence of a disease.