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* ex-pŭdōrātus, a, um, adj. [pudor], shameless: frons, Petr. 39, 5.
ex-pugnābĭlis, e, adj. [expugno], that may be taken, carried, or reduced by assault; expugnable (very rare): urbs terra marique expugnabilis est, Liv. 33, 17, 8: ne magnis quidem exercitibus, Tac. H. 3, 78: situ non expugnabile robur, Stat. Th. 6, 103: fluvius, i. e. exhaustible, id. ib. 4, 836.
expugnans, antis, Part. and P. a., from expugno.
expugnātĭo, ōnis, f. [expugno], the taking of a place by assault, carrying by storm, storming: urbis, Caes. B. G. 7, 36, 1: oppidi, Suet. Claud. 21: Mytilenarum, id. Caes. 2; cf.: ut ipsorum adventus in urbes sociorum non multum ab hostili expugnatione differant, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 13: castrorum, Caes. B. G. 6, 41, 1.
In plur.: nocturnae aedium, Cic. Att. 11, 23, 3: nunc acie, nunc expugnationibus, Vell. 2, 98, 1.
expugnātor, ōris, m. [expugno], the taker, stormer, conqueror of a place.
- I. Prop. (rare but class.): urbis, Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93: urbium, Vulg. Prov. 16, 32: rex Demetrius Expugnator cognominatus (transl. of Πολιορκητής), Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 126.
- * B. Transf.: pecoris opimi lupus, Stat. Th. 4, 363.
- II. Trop.: pudicitiae, a violator, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 9.
expugnātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [expugno], conquering, overpowering (post-class.): dominatio, Tert. Anim. 57.
expugnax, ācis, adj. [expugno], victorious, controlling, effectual: sive expugnacior herba est, Ov. M. 14, 21.
ex-pugno, āvi, ātum, 1 (archaic inf. fut. expugnassere, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 55), v. a., to take by assault, to storm, capture, reduce, subdue (freq. and class.; syn.: obsideo, oppugno, capio).
- I. Lit., of places: id (oppidum Noviodunum) ex itinere oppugnare conatus, expugnare non potuit, Caes. B. G. 2, 12, 2: oppidum, id. ib. 2, 10, 4; 3, 14, 1 al.: nonnullas urbes per vim, id. B. C. 3, 55, 3: urbem, Liv. 2, 12, 1: Cirtam armis, Sall. J. 23, 1: castellum, Caes. B. G. 2, 9, 4; 3, 1, 4: loca multa, Nep. Ages. 3: moenia mundi, Lucr. 2, 1144 et saep.
- B. Transf., of other objects (things or persons), to subdue, overcome, break down or through, sweep away: naves, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 2 and 5: aedes, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 3; cf. villas, Sall. J. 44, 5: carcerem, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 76: Philippum et Nabin expugnatos, conquered, Liv. 37, 25, 6; cf.: inclusos moenibus expugnat, Curt. 9, 4: aliquos, id. 6, 6; Tac. Agr. 41; Flor. 2, 2, 16; Just. 3, 5: expugnavi amanti herili filio aurum ab suo patre, obtained by force, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 5.
Of inanimate subjects: flumina id oppidum expugnavere, swept away, Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 138: Euphrates Taurum expugnat, i. e. breaks through, id. 5, 24, 20, § 85: lacte equino venena et toxica expugnantur, are counteracted, id. 28, 10, 45, § 159.
- II. Trop., to conquer, subdue, overcome: sapientis animus magnitudine consilii, tolerantia, virtutibus, etc. … vincetur et expugnabitur, Cic. Par. 4, 1, 27: nihil tam munitum, quod non expugnari pecuniā possit, id. Verr. 1, 2, 4: fortunas patrias, id. Clu. 13, 36: pudicitiam, to violate, id. Cael. 20; 50: aut enim expugnatur intentio aut adsumptio aut conclusio, nonnumquam omnia, i. e. is refuted, confuted, Quint. 5, 14, 20 sq.: pertinaciam legatorum, Liv. 37, 56, 9: paupertatem, Petr. 126: expugnatus precibus uxoris, Suet. Tib. 21; so simply expugnatus, id. Caes. 1; id. Vesp. 22: coepta, to fight through, to accomplish, Ov. M. 9, 619; cf.: sibi legationem expugnavit, extorted, wrung out, obtained (= extorsit), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 16, § 44.
With ut: aliqua ratione expugnasset iste, ut dies tollerentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 130: aegre expugnavit, ut, etc., Petr. 108.
Hence, * ex-pugnans, antis, P. a., efficient, efficacious: expugnantior herba, Ov. M. 14, 21 (so Jahn and Bach., Merkel, expugnacior).
expulsim, adv. [expulsus, from expello], by driving out or away from one’s self: pilā expulsim ludere, Varr. ap. Non. 104, 29.
expulsĭo, ōnis, f. [expello], a driving out, expulsion: expulsiones vicinorum, Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46: Laenatis, id. Rep. 1, 3.
expulso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [expello], to drive out, to expel (post-Aug. and very rare): si me (i. e. pilam) nobilibus scis expulsare sinistris, Sum tua, to drive from one’s self, drive back, Mart. 14, 46, 1; cf.: expulsim: Seleucia per duces expulsata, qs. driven out of its seat, i. e. overcome, subdued, Amm. 23, 6, 24.
expulsor, ōris, m. [expello], a driver out, expeller (very rare but class.): iste bonorum possessor, expulsor, ereptor, * Cic. Quint. 8, 30: tyranni, Nep. Dion. 10, 2.
expulsus, a, um, Part., from expello.
* expultrix, īcis, f. [expello], she that drives out or expels: philosophia, expultrix vitiorum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 2, 5.
* ex-pūmĭco, āre, v. a., to rub off with pumice-stone; trop., to cleanse, Tert. adv. Val. 16.
expūmo, āre, v. exspumo.
expunctĭo, ōnis, f. [expungo, II. B. 2.], an execution, performance (post-class.): operae meae, Tert. Idol. 16.
expunctor, ōris, m. [expungo], a blotter-out, obliterator (post-class.), Tert. Or. 1.
expunctrix, īcis, f. [expungo], she who blots out: meritorum, Jul. ap. August. cont. Sec. Resp. Jul. 1, 37.
expunctus, a, um, Part., from expungo.
ex-pungo, unxi, unctum, 3, v. a.
- * I. Lit., to prick out: nates jam diu sunt saepe expunctae, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 67.
Hence,
- II. Transf.
- A. To strike out, cross out, blot out, erase from a list by points (set above or below).
- 1. Lit., to expunge a debt, to discharge a soldier (mostly ante- and post-class.; not in Cic.): ut expungatur nomen, ne quid debeam, Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 41: miles pulchre centuriatus est expuncto in manipulo, discharged, disbanded, id. Curc. 4, 4, 29: decurias judicum, Suet. Claud. 15: ex causa desertionis notatus temporis, quo in desertione fuit, stipendiis expungitur, is struck off from the roll, deprived of his pay, Dig. 49, 16, 15.
- 2. In gen.
- (α) To get out of the way, remove: pupillum, Pers. 2, 12.
- (β) Esp., to blot out a score, remove an obligation (by returning the favor): munus munere, Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 4.
- B. To settle or adjust an account, to reckon up any thing: rei publicae rationes subscriptae et expunctae, Dig. 44, 3, 4: ausus est annumerare posteris stellas ac sidera ad nomen expungere, to reckon up, enumerate, Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95: expungebantur milites laureati, were checked off, sc. as destined to be rewarded, Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.
- 2. Transf., in gen., to execute, accomplish, perform, fulfil: effectum, Tert. Apol. 35: adventum, id. ib. 21: vota et gaudia Caesarum, id. ib. 35.
expŭo, ĕre, v. exspuo.
expurgātĭo, ōnis, f. [expurgo, II.], a justification, vindication, excuse (a Plautin. word): habui expurgationem, Plaut. Am. 3, 3, 10; id. Merc. 5, 3, 4 (Ritschl, expurigationem).
ex-purgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to purge, cleanse, purify (class.).
- I. Lit.: dolabella quicquid emortuum est (trunci aut vitis), Col. 4, 24, 5: capisterio quicquid exteretur, id. 2, 9, 1: lepras, psoras, lichenas, lentigines, Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 126.
Poet.: quae poterunt umquam satis expurgare (me) cicutae? i. e. to cure of poetic ecstasy, * Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 53: vetus fermentum, remove by cleansing, Vulg. 1 Cor. 5, 7.
- B. Trop.: expurgandus est sermo, * Cic. Brut. 74, 258.
- II. In partic., to clear from censure, to exculpate, vindicate, justify, excuse: me expurgare tibi volo, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 87; id. Mil. 2, 6, 17: sine me expurgem, Ter. And. 5, 3, 29; id. Hec. 5, 1, 16: non facile est expurgatu, id. ib. 2, 3, 4: sese parum expurgat, fails to vindicate, Sall. J. 69, 4: requirens objecta et expurgaturum asseverans, Tac. A. 16, 24: fidem consiliumque publicum, Gell. 7, 3, 5.
Hence, P. a.: expurgātus, a, um, pure, clear; comp.: mens, Rufin. Orig. de Princ. 1, 1, 7.
* ex-pūtesco, ĕre, v. inch. n., to rot, putrefy: intestina tibi, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 26.
ex-pŭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
- I. To lop off, to prune, to crop: veteranam vitem, Col. 3, 15, 3; 5, 6, 31: palos, id. 11, 2, 12.
- II. Trop.
- A. To consider well, to examine: utramque rem simul, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8: id exputando evolvere, Auct. Her. 2, 26, 42.
- * B. To fathom, comprehend: quae mens eum aut quorum consilia a tanta gloria avocarint, exputare non possum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 6.
* exspŭĭtĭo (exp-), ōnis, f. [exspuo], a spitting out: sanguinis, Plin. 23, 1, 14, § 20 (dub.; Jan. exspiationem).
* ex-spūmo (expūm-), āre, v. n., to froth or foam out: donec inde humor exspumet, Cels. 6, 7, 8.
ex-spŭo (expuo), ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. n. and a., to spit out, to spit (not in Cic.).
- I. Neutr.: cum ille gustasset et exspuisset, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 9; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 146: in mare, id. 30, 2, 6, § 17.
- II. Act.
- A. Lit.: vina, Juv. 13, 214: sanguinem, Plin. 35, 16, 53, § 191; Scrib. Comp. 194: linguam in tyranni os, Plin. 7, 23, 23, § 87.
- 2. Transf., to cast out, eject, expel, emit: quod mare (te) conceptum spumantibus exspuit undis? Cat. 64, 155: argentum vivum optime purgat aurum, ceteras ejus sordes exspuens crebro jactatu, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99: rorem, id. 9, 36, 60, § 126: carbonem, id. 16, 10, 19, § 45: in litus purgamenta, id. 2, 98, 101, § 220: lacrumam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 74.
- B. Trop., to expel, banish, remove: miseriam ex animo, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 16: rationem ex animo, Lucr. 2, 1041.