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exit

UK/ˈɛksɪt/ US/ˈɛɡzɪt/ common
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.

an opening that permits escape or release

  • “he blocked the way out”
  • “the canyon had only one issue”
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2.

euphemistic expressions for death

  • “thousands mourned his passing”
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3.

the act of going out

verb

1.

move out of or depart from

  • “leave the room”
  • “the fugitive has left the country”
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2.

lose the lead

3.

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

  • “She died from cancer”
  • “They children perished in the fire”
  • “The patient went peacefully”
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Origin

From Middle English exit, from Latin exitus (“departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”), from exeō (“to depart, exit; to avoid, evade; (figuratively) to escape; of time: to expire, run out”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

Phrases

  • developer exit
  • emergency exit
  • exit bag
  • exit ban
  • exit clause
  • exit code
  • exit fee
  • exit hole

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