expugn
transitive verb
-ed/-ing/-s
1
obsolete : to take by storm
2
obsolete : vanquish
Word History
Etymology
Middle English expugnen, from Latin expugnare, from ex- ex- entry 1 + pugnare to fight; akin to Latin pugnus fist
- tiger moth
- tiger pear
- tiger python
- tiger salamander
- tiger shark
- tiger shell
- tiger shrimp
- tiger swallowtail
- tiger weasel
- tiger wolf
- tiger's-claw
- tiger's-claws
- tiger's-eye
- tiger's-jaw
- tiger's-jaws
- tiger's-mouth
- tiger's-mouths
- tiger's-tail spruce
- tigered
- tigereye
- tigereyes
- tigerflower
- tigerish
- tigerishly
- tigerishness