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exsert

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • exsert stamens

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To thrust out; to cause to protrude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

thrust or extend out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He held out his hand
  • point a finger
  • extend a hand
  • the bee exserted its sting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gesticulate, gesture, motion

Narrower terms: hyperextend

History

Etymology

From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.