expugn
1Expugn — Ex*pugn ([e^]ks*p[=u]n ), v. t. [L. expugnare; ex out + pugnare to fight, pugna fight. Cf. {Impugn}.] To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments. [1913 Webster] …
2expugn — early 15c., eradicate, exterminate, also conquer, defeat, from O.Fr. expugner, from L. expugnare to take by assault, storm, capture, from ex (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pugnare to fight (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Related: Expugned …
3expugn — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English expugnen, from Latin expugnare, from ex ex (I) + pugnare to fight; akin to Latin pugnus fist more at pungent 1. obsolete : to take by storm 2 …
4inexpugnable — late 15c., from L. inexpugnabilis not to be taken by assault, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1) + expuglabilis, from expugnare (see EXPUGN (Cf. expugn)) …
5By virtue of — Virtue Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too… …
6Cardinal virtues — Virtue Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too… …
7In virtue of — Virtue Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too… …
8Theological virtues — Virtue Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too… …
9Virtue — Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too strong… …
10BACULUS Jesu — summae apud Hibernos venerationis, per quem vulgari opinione S. Patricius venenatos ex Insula vermeseiecit: Car. du Fresne, ex Silv. Giraldo Topogr. Hibern. dist. 3. c. 34. et de Hibern. Expugn. l. 2. c. 18 …
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