Meanings
verbexpolish (third-person singular simple present expolishes, present participle expolishing, simple past and past participle expolished)
present singular third person expolishes · participle present expolishing · participle past expolished · past expolished
- nonce wordobsoleteTo polish thoroughly.
To polish, expolish, paint, and staine
1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion
Origin
- Latinexpolire
- Englishexpolish
Compare Latin expolire. See polish.
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expolish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expolish
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expolish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expolish.
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