exsert

[ ek-surt ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to thrust out.

adjective
  1. thrust out; exserted.

Origin of exsert

1
1655–65; <Latin exsertus stretched out, put forth, variant of exertus;see exert

Other words from exsert

  • ex·ser·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for exsert

exsert

/ (ɛkˈsɜːt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to thrust out; protrude

adjectiveAlso: exserted
  1. protruded, stretched out, or (esp of stamens) projecting beyond the corolla of a flower

Origin of exsert

1
C19: from Latin exserere to thrust out; see exert

Derived forms of exsert

  • exsertion, noun
  • exsertile (ɛkˈsɜːtaɪl), adjective

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