Meanings
verbextuberate (third-person singular simple present extuberates, present participle extuberating, simple past and past participle extuberated)
present singular third person extuberates · participle present extuberating · participle past extuberated · past extuberated
- obsoleteTo swell out.
A Plaister for swollen, and extuberated Eyes
1665, Thomas Moulton, The Compleat Bone-setter
Origin
- Latinextuberatus
- Englishextuberate
From Latin extuberatus, present participle of extuberare (“to swell”), from ex (“out”) + tuber (“a swelling”).
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extuberate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extuberate
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