exarate

adj, verb — 3 senses

exarate

adj

/ˈɛksəɹət/

1

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Of a pupa Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall.

Related terms
coarctate, obtect

exarate

verb

/ˈɛksəɹeɪt/

Etymology From Latin exaratus, past participle of exarare (“to plough up, to write”); ex (“out”) + arare (“to plough”).

1

Obsolete To plough up.

2

Obsolete To write or engrave.

  • God hath an observing eye over a Penitent, and doth exarate and can enumerate all his manifestations.1657, Thomas Reeve, God's Plea for Nineveh:

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