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In an explosive manner.

See Exspoliation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

To polish thoroughly. [Obs.] Heywood.

To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Drummond.

o, or that which, stands as an index or representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent of its principles. Exponent of a ratio, the quotient arising when the antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.]

Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function. Exponential curve, a curve whose nature is defined by means of an exponential equation. -- Exponential equation, an equation which contains an exponential quantity, or in which the unkno…

To carry away; to remove. [Obs.] [They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. Bacon.

The quality or state of being suitable for exportation. To increase the exportability of native goods. J. P. Peters.

Suitable for exportation; as, exportable products.

The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.

One who exports; the person who sends goods or commodities to a foreign country, in the way of commerce; -- opposed to importer.

Exposure. Swift.

To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection. Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them examined. Locke.

The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation.

One who exposes or discloses.

The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.

Serving to explain; expository. Bp. Pearson.

One who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a commentator. Bp. Horsley.

Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain; explanatory; illustrative; exegetical. A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers. Johnson.

From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective. Ex post facto law, a law which operates by after enactment. The phrase is popularly applied to any law, civil or criminal, which is enacted with a retrospective effect, and with intention to produce that effect; but in…