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evis·cer·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to remove the entrails of

2 : to deprive of vital content or force

— evis·cer·a·tion noun

Synonyms

clean, draw, gut—more at GUT

evoke verb evoked; evok·ing : to call forth or up

— evo·ca·tion noun

— evoc·a·tive adjective

Synonyms

elicit, raise

evo·lu·tion noun 1 : one of a set of prescribed movements (as in a dance)

2 : a process of change in a particular direction

3 : a theory that the various kinds of plants and animals are descended from other kinds that lived in earlier times and that the differences are due to inherited changes that occurred over many generations

— evo·lu·tion·ary adjective

— evo·lu·tion·ist noun

Synonyms

development, elaboration, expansion, growth, progress, progression—more at DEVELOPMENT

evolve verb evolved; evolv·ing [ORIGIN: L evolvere to unroll]

: to develop or change by or as if by evolution

EW abbreviation enlisted woman

ewe noun : a female sheep

ew·er noun : a water pitcher

1ex preposition [ORIGIN: L]

: out of : FROM

2ex noun : a former spouse

3ex abbreviation 1 example

2 express

3 extra

Ex abbreviation Exodus

ex- prefix 1 : out of : outside

2 : former

ex·ac·er·bate verb -bat·ed; -bat·ing : to make more violent, bitter, or severe

— ex·ac·er·ba·tion noun

1exact verb 1 : to demand and force or compel (as payment, surrender, concession, performance, or compliance)

2 : to call for or establish as suitable or necessary

— ex·ac·tion noun

Synonyms

call, claim, command, demand, enjoin, extort, insist, press

assess, charge, fine, impose, lay, levy, put—more at IMPOSE

2exact adjective : precisely accurate or correct

Synonyms

accurate, correct, precise, proper, right, so, true—more at CORRECT

delicate, fine, minute, nice, refined, subtle—more at FINE

ex·act·ly adverb 1 : in a manner or measure or to a degree or number that strictly conforms to a fact or condition; also : in every respect

2 : quite so : as you say or state — used to express agreement

Synonyms

accurately, just, precisely, right, sharp, squarely, strictly

ex·act·ness noun : the quality or an instance of being exact

Synonyms

accuracy, closeness, delicacy, fineness, precision, veracity—more at PRECISION

ex·act·ing adjective 1 : greatly demanding

2 : requiring close attention and precision

Synonyms

[1] choosy, demanding, fastidious, finicky, particular, picky—more at FINICKY

[1] inflexible, rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent, uncompromising—more at RIGID

[2] arduous, burdensome, challenging, demanding, grueling, laborious, onerous, taxing, toilsome—more at DEMANDING

ex·ac·ti·tude noun : the quality or state of being exact

ex·ag·ger·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, lit., to heap up, fr. agger heap]

: to enlarge (as a statement) beyond normal

— ex·ag·ger·at·ed·ly adverb

— ex·ag·ger·a·tor noun

Synonyms

color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, stretch—more at EMBROIDER

ex·ag·ger·a·tion noun : the act of exaggerating; also : the state or an instance of being exaggerated

Synonyms

elaboration, embellishment, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding; also amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging

Antonyms

understatement

ex·alt verb 1 : to raise up esp. in rank, power, or dignity

2 : to elevate in estimation : GLORIFY

— ex·al·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, glorify, magnify; also boost, elevate, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, sanitize; canonize, deify; acclaim, extol, honor, laud, praise

Antonyms

abase, debase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

ex·am noun : an exercise or a series of exercises designed to examine progress or test qualification : EXAMINATION

ex·am·i·na·tion noun 1 : the act or process of examining; also : the state of being examined

2 : an exercise designed to examine progress or test qualification or knowledge