exsert
exsert · exserts · exserted · exserting
To thrust out; to cause to protrudeTo thrust out; to cause to protrude.
/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/
Meaning
1 sensesTo thrust out; to cause to protrude.
Some worms are said to exsert the proboscis.
thrust or extend out
Origin
From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.
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Forms
exserts, exserting, exserted, exsertedSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- thrust or extend out:stretch output outextendhold outstretch forth
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle