I.v. a.; to stretch out or forth, to thrust out, put forth, to take out (mostly post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: “Gallus linguam ab irrisu exserens,” Liv. 7, 10, 5: “linguam per os,” Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82: “manum subter togam ad mentum,” Liv. 8, 9, 5: “brachia aquis,” Ov. M. 2, 271: “caput ponto,” id. ib. 13, 838; “for which: caput ab Oceano,” Luc. 5, 598; cf.: “herba Exserit e tepida molle cacumen humo,” Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 12: “enses,” id. F. 3, 814: “creverat infans Quaerebatque viam, qua se exsereret,” might come forth, id. M. 10, 505: “se domicilio (cochleae),” Plin. 9, 32, 51, § 101: “radicem ejus exserito,” take out, tear up, Col. 12, 58, 1: “vincula,” i. e. to throw off, id. 8, 8, 12.—
B. In partic., of parts of the body, exsertus, a, um, protruding from the dress, bare, uncovered: dextris humeris exsertis, bared, * Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2; cf. Verg. A. 1, 492; Stat. Ach. 1, 346; cf. “transf. of the person: exsertus humero,” Sil. 8, 587; “and in Greek construction: exserti ingentes humeros,” Stat. Th. 4, 235: “unum exserta latus Camilla,” Verg. A. 11, 649: “truces exserta manus,” Val. Fl. 2, 207; also absol.: “exsertique manus vesana Cethegi,” tucked up, prepared for the fight, Luc. 2, 543: “Latona,” Stat. Th. 9, 681.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: “exseram in librum tuum jus, quod dedisti,” will avail myself of, make use of, Plin. Ep. 8, 7, 2: “secreta mentis ore exserit,” discloses, Sen. Herc. Oet. 255.—
B. In partic., to reveal, show, with an object-clause, Phaedr. 1, 12, 2: “paulatim principem exseruit,” i. e. showed himself as, Suet. Tib. 33. —Hence, exsertus (exert- ), a, um, P. a.
A. Thrust forth, projecting: “dentes apro, elephanto, etc.,” Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160.—
B. Open, evident, conspicuous: “exserto bello,” Stat. S. 5, 2, 39: “cachinnus,” i. e. unrestrained, loud, App. M. 1, p. 103, 15: “exsertior opera,” Pacat. Paneg. ad Theod. 35. —Adv.: exserte (acc. to B.), openly, clearly, loudly: “clamitans,” App. M. 1, p. 109: “jubet,” Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 1.—Comp.: “consurgere,” Amm. 16, 12.—Sup.: “egit tribunatum (with severissime),” very strictly, rigorously, Spart. Sev. 3.
