expedition (ekspedishon)

[=D. expeditie = G. Dan. Sw. expedition, Farquhar, Love and a Bottle, Ded. ne ; haste; speed; quickne ; despatch. IMG:content-0921.png:[blocks in formation] The expeditionary forces were now a embled. Fresh water was extremely scarce, the expeditionary force spending much time in digging wells. O'Donovan, Merv, ii. A united army of Bavarians and He ians expelled the Austrians from the greater part of Bavaria, and on Oct. 22 reinstated the Emperor in Munich. Lecky, Eng. in 18th Cent., iii. 2. To exclude; keep out or off. [Rare.] O, that that earth which kept the world in awe Should patch a wall to expel the winter's flaw! Shak ., Hamlet, v. 1. And would ye not poore fellowship expell , My selfe would offer you t' accompanie. Spenser, Mother Hub. Tale, 1. 96. =Syn. 1. Exile , Exclude , etc. (see banish ), expatriate, os- tracize; eject, dislodge. expellable (eks-pel'a-bl), a . [ expel + -able . ] 1. Capable of being expelled or driven out: as, "acid expellable by heat," Kirwan .-2. Subject to expulsion: as, members of a club not expel- lable on account of political opinions. expellant (eks-pel'ant), a. and n. I. a. Ex- pelling or having the power to expel: as, an II. n. That which expels: as, calomel is a powerful expellant . expeller (eks-pel'er), n. One who or that which expels. From Cunegiasus he cometh to the foresaid Maglocunus, who me he nameth the Dragon of the Isles, and the expeller of manie tyrants. Holinshed, Chron., England, I. v. 17. Unspotted faith, expeller of all vice. Fanshawe, tr. of Guarini's Pastor Fido, p. 74. expencet, n. An obsolete spelling of expense . See-ce4. expend (eks-pend'), v . t. [= OF. espendre , spendre Sp. Pg. expender = It. spendere , expendere , weigh out, pay out, expend, ex , out, + pendere, weigh, akin to pendere , hang: see pend, pendent, poise. Cf. dispend and spend .] 1. To lay out; disburse; spend; pay out. Virtue and cunning were endowments greater Than noblene and riches; carele heirs May the two latter darken and expend . The king of England wasted the French king's country, and thereby caused him to expend such sums of money as exceeded the debt. Sir J. Hayward . It is far easier to acquire a fortune like a knave than to expend it like a gentleman. Cotton. 2. To consume by use; spend in using: as, to expend time, labor, or material; the oil of a lamp is expended in burning; water is expended in mechanical operations; the ammunition was entirely expended . For I mine own gain'd knowledge should profane, If I would time expend with such a snipe, But for my sport and profit. or expending; the disbursing of money; em- ployment and consumption, as of time or labor; expenditure. Godely of giftes, grettist in expense , Ay furse on his fos, and to fight redy. 3. That which is expended, laid out, or con- sumed; especially, money expended; cost; charge: as, a prudent man limits his expenses by his income. For his expencez and for his aray, For hors or men that maye be for your spede, He shall not lakke no thyng that hym nede. We shall not spend a large expense of time. Shak., Macbeth, v. 7. His skill in the details of busine had not been ac- quired at the expense of his general powers. Macaulay , Machi a vell i. Death-bed expenses. See death - bed . =Syn. 3. Charge , Cost , etc. See price . expenseful (eks-pens'fül), a . [ expense + -ful .] Costly; expensive. [Archaic.] See, you rate him, To stay him yet from more expenceful courses. Chapman , All Fools, ii. 1. My mind very heavy for this my expenseful life. Pepys , Diary, Nov. 13, 1661. No part of structure is more .expenseful ... than windows. Sir H. Wotton , Elem. of Architecture. expense fully (eks-pens'fül-i), adv . In an ex- penseful or costly manner; with great expense. [Archaic.] Shak., Othello, i. 3. expense le (eks-pens'les), a. [ expense + -le .] Without cost or expense. [Rare.] What health promotes, and gives unenvy'd peace, Is all expense le , and procur'd with ease. IMG:content-0922.png:[blocks in formation] Among organisms which are large expenders of force, the size ultimately attained is, other things equal, deter- mined by the initial size. II . Spencer , Prin. of Biol., § 49. expend it or (eks-pen'di-tor), n. [= Sp. expen- dedor , a spendthrift, = It. spend i tore , ex- pend it or , L. expendere , expend: see expend .] In old Eng . law , a person appointed to disburse money. expenditrix (eks-pen'di-triks), n. [ ex- penditrix , fem. of expend it or : see expend it or . ] A woman who disburses money. Mrs. Celier was the go-between and expenditrix in af- fairs, which lay much in relieving of Catholics, and taking them out of prisons. expenditure (eks-pen'di-tūr), n. [ ex- penditus , vend irreg. pp. of L. expendere (cf. expend i- tor), +-ure.] 1. The act of expending; a lay- ing out, using up, or consuming; disbursement; outlay, as of money, materials, labor, time, etc.; used absolutely, outlay of money or pecuniary ity of being expensive, or of incurring or re- IMG:content-0923.png:[blocks in formation] The courtiers studied to please the king's taste, and gave in to an expensivene of equipage and dre that ex- ceeded all bounds. Bp. Lowth , Wykeham, p. 203. [ expergefactiont (eks-per-je-fak's hon), n . L. expergefactio (n-), an awakening, awakening, experge- facere , pp. expergefactus , awaken, arouse, pergere , awaken, arouse (see experrection ), + facere, make.] An awakening or arousing. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary experience