| 释义 |
▪ I. exarate, a. Entom.|ˈɛksəreɪt|
[ad. L. exarāt-us, pa. pple. of exarāre: see next v.]
(See quot.)
1870Rolleston Anim. Life 76 The chrysalis..differs..in being ‘free’ or ‘exarate’. 1888― (ed. Jackson) 152 Of the first kind of pupa two varieties are distinguishable. In one the larval skin is simply thrown off. It is known as incomplete, exarate or libera.
▪ II. † ˈexarate, v. Obs.
[f. L. exarāt- ppl. stem of exarāre to plough up; also, to trace characters on a waxen tablet, f. ex- out + arāre to plough.]
1. trans. To dig or plough up.
1656–81in Blount Glossogr.
2. To write or note down.
1656in Blount Glossogr. 1657Reeve God's Plea 230 God hath an observing eye over a Penitent, and doth exarate and can enumerate all his manifestations. |