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  1. transitive verb To set forth in words; state.
  2. transitive verb To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show. See Synonyms at vent1.
  3. transitive verb To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
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  • Dance requires us to express, and want to express, the jubilation in life. —  Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together
  • If there is a serious discrepancy between the law as written and the "spirit" it was intended to express, that is the fault of Congress which has written an inadequate law, and it is the responsibility of Congress to correct it. —  Pawatercooler.com
  • Also, the "express" - local transfer system on the transmilenio is a little counter-intuitive, so your actual ride takes much longer. —  Streetsblog New York City
  • Independent. com / obama-express, and filed the story in this week's edition of the printed paper. —  independent.com stories
  • The rail sang beneath my head, and I knew the express was approaching at terrible speed This is too much--too much!" —  Frank Merriwell's Bravery
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explicit ·  special ·  tacit ·  especial ·  mutual ·  prior ·  royal ·  freight ·  unanimous ·  unqualified ·  constitutional

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express:   expressing ·  expressed ·  expresses
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  1. Middle English expressen, from Old French expresser, from Medieval Latin expressāre, frequentative of Latin exprimere : ex-, ex- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English expressen, from Old French expresser = Spanish expresar = Portuguese expressar, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (later Italian esprimere = Spanish Portuguese exprimir = Provencal exprimar, espremer, exprimir = French exprimer), press or squeeze out, press, form by pressure, form, represent, portray, imitate, describe, express, especially in words, from ex, out, + premere, past participle pressus, press: see press. Cf. appressed, compress, depress, impress, repress.
  2. I. a. from Middle English expresse, from Old French expres, French exprès = Spanish expreso = Portuguese expresso = Italian espresso, from Latin expressus, clearly exhibited, manifest, plain, express, distinct, past participle of exprimere, press out, describe, represent, etc.: see express, v. II. n. = D. G. expresse = Danish expres = Swedish express = Spanish expreso = Portuguese expresso = Italian espresso; from the adjective
  3. from Middle English expresse, from Old French expres, French exprès = Italian espresso = German express; from the adjective
 

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