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[1] apply, exert, put out, wield—more at EXERT

[1] apply, employ, exploit, harness, operate, use, utilize—more at USE

ex·ert verb : to bring or put into action <~ influence> <~ed himself>

Synonyms

apply, exercise, put out, wield; also employ, use, utilize

ex·er·tion noun : the act or an instance of exerting; especially : a laborious or perceptible effort

Synonyms

activity, exercise—more at EXERCISE

effort, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, work—more at EFFORT

ex·fo·li·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to cast off in scales, layers, or splinters

— ex·fo·lia·tion noun

ex·hale verb ex·haled; ex·hal·ing 1 : to breathe out

2 : to give or pass off in the form of vapor

— ex·ha·la·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] blow, breathe, expire

Antonyms

inhale, inspire

[2] cast, discharge, emit, expel, issue, release, shoot, vent—more at EMIT

1exhaust verb 1 : to use up wholly

2 : to tire or wear out

3 : to draw off or let out completely; also : EMPTY

4 : to develop (a subject) completely

Synonyms

[1] clean, consume, deplete, drain, expend, spend, use up—more at DEPLETE

[2] burn out, do in, drain, fag, fatigue, tire, tucker, wash out, wear, wear out, weary; also debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken

2exhaust noun 1 : the escape of used vapor or gas from an engine; also : the gas that escapes

2 : a system of pipes through which exhaust escapes

ex·haus·tion noun : extreme weariness : FATIGUE

Synonyms

burnout, collapse, fatigue, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness—more at FATIGUE

ex·haus·tive adjective : covering all possibilities : THOROUGH

Synonyms

all-out, clean, complete, comprehensive, full-scale, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total; also broad, extensive, far-reaching, wide; general, global, inclusive

ex·haus·tive·ly adverb : in a thorough or exhaustive manner

Synonyms

completely, fully, minutely, roundly, thoroughly, totally—more at THOROUGHLY

1exhibit verb 1 : to display esp. publicly

2 : to present to a court in legal form

— ex·hib·i·tor noun

2exhibit noun 1 : an act or instance of exhibiting; also : something exhibited

2 : something produced and identified in court for use as evidence

Synonyms

display, exhibition, exposition, fair, show—more at EXHIBITION

ex·hi·bi·tion noun : an act or instance of exhibiting; also : a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)

Synonyms

demonstration, display, show—more at SHOW

display, exhibit, exposition, fair, show; also demonstration, performance, presentation, production; extravaganza, pageant, spectacle; auction, offering, sale

ex·hi·bi·tion·ism noun 1 : a perversion marked by a tendency to indecently expose one's genitals

2 : the act or practice of behaving so as to attract attention to oneself

— ex·hi·bi·tion·ist noun or adjective

ex·hil·a·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing : to make cheerful and excited

Synonyms

elate, elevate, enrapture, thrill, transport—more at ELATE

exhilirating adjective : serving to exhilarate

Synonyms

breathtaking, exciting, rousing, stirring, thrilling—more at EXCITING

ex·hil·a·ra·tion noun 1 : the action of exhilarating

2 : the feeling or the state of being exhilarated

Synonyms

ecstasy, elation, euphoria, heaven, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, thrill, transport—more at ECSTASY

ex·hort verb : to urge, advise, or warn earnestly

— ex·hor·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

egg, encourage, goad, press, prod, prompt, urge—more at URGE

ex·hume verb ex·humed; ex·hum·ing [ORIGIN: ME fr. ML exhumare, fr. L ex out of + humus earth]

: DISINTER

— ex·hu·ma·tion noun

ex·i·gen·cy noun, plural -cies 1 plural : REQUIREMENTS

2 : urgent need

— ex·i·gent adjective

ex·ig·u·ous adjective : scanty in amount

— ex·i·gu·i·ty noun

1exile noun 1 : the state or a period of forced absence from one's country or home : BANISHMENT; also : voluntary absence from one's country or home

2 : a person driven from his or her native place

Synonyms

[1] banishment, deportation, displacement,