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▪ I. exarticulate, a. Entom.|ɛksɑːˈtɪkjʊlət|
[mod. f. ex- prefix1 + L. articul-us joint + -ate2. (Late L. had exarticulātus in sense ‘inarticulate’.)]
Not jointed; not consisting of two parts.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvi. 78 An elongated exarticulate base, representing the handle of a whip.
▪ II. exarticulate, v.|ɛksɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt|
[f. as prec. + -ate3.]
trans. †a. ‘To put out of joint; dislocate’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656–81). Obs. b. ‘To remove a limb, or a part of a limb, at a joint’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1884). |