v. (often foil. by to + infin.) urge strongly or earnestly. : exhortation /,egza:’teif(a)n/ tt. exhortative Hotly/ adj. exhortatory Ratan/ adj. [Latin exhortor encourage] exhume teks’hju:mi v. (ming) dig up (esp. a buried corpse). E exhumation Pmeif(a)ni n. [Latin humus ground] exigency f eksid3ansi/ n. (pl. ies) (also exigence) 1 urgent need or demand. 2 emergency. exigent adj. [Latin exigo EXACT]