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† exagiˈtation Obs.
[ad. L. exagitātiōn-em, n. of action f. exagitā-re: see exagitate v.]
a. The action of stirring up (the blood, humours, etc.), setting in motion or exciting; also an instance of the same, an excitement.
b. Discussion.
1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 1134 This is but a flatulent exagitation. 1615Crooke Body of Man 474 Animall spirits are made of the vitall, changed by many exagitations and alterations by the arteries. 1632tr. Bruel's Praxis Med. 401 Neyther is there any danger of the exagitation of the humors. 1684tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 216 The exagitation of the more gross particles [of the blood] is..more languid. 1737Common Sense (1738) I. 139 Exagitations of Choler, which are apt to break out into Rogue and Rascal. |