Expiring

Dying; pertaining to, or uttered at, the time of dying. Expis'cate, v . a. [Lat. expiscor-ex, and piscor , piscatus, to fish, from piscis , a fish. See PISCATORY.] To fish out; to search out; to obtain by artful means. (R.) Explain', v. a. [Lat. explano - ex , and plano , from plan us, even, level, flat, plain. See PLAIN. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to interpret; to illustrate; to elucidate; to clear up. -v.n. To give explanations. Explainable, a . Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Explain'er, n. One who explains; an expositor. Explain'ing, p . a. Expounding; illustrating; interpreting; opening to the understanding; clearing of obscurity. -n. Explanation. Ex'planate, a. ( Bot. ) Outspread or broadly flattened. (Zool.) Applied to the prothorax of an insect, when so depre ed and dilated as to form a broad margin. Explanation, n. [Lat. explanatio .] Act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; the sense given by the expounder or interpreter; explication; exposition; illustration; interpretation; detail; a mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding and reconcile differences; reconciliation.