- 2. Inwardly felt, actually undergone, really had or experienced.
- 3. Tentative, in the way of experiment, that feels its way, empirical, awaiting verification.
Expert, a. Adroit, dexterous, ready, prompt, quick, apt, clever, able, skilful.
Expert, n. Experienced person, person specially versed (in a given subject), skilled hand, connoisseur, master, master-hand.
Expiate, v. a. Atone for, do penance for, make satisfaction or reparation for.
Expiation, n.
- 1. Atonement, satisfaction, reparation.
- 2. Expiatory offering, penitential act.
Expiration, n.
- 1. Emission of breath.
- 2. Death, decease, demise, exit, departure.
- 3. Termination, cessation, close, end, conclusion.
Expire, v. a. Breathe out, emit from the lungs.
Expire, v. n.
- 1. Decease, draw the last breath.See die.
- 2. End, terminate, cease, conclude, stop, come to an end.
Explain, v. a.
- 1. Interpret, elucidate, expound, illustrate, unfold, clear up, make plain, throw light upon, eclaircize (recent).
- 2. Account for, give the reasons for, make intelligible, solve, warrant, justify, reduce to law or to ascertained
principles, trace to causes.
Explain, v. n. Make an explanation.
Explainable, a. Explicable, that may be explained