Obs. [f. L. exarāt- ppl. stem of exarāre to plow up; also, to trace characters on a waxen tablet, f. ex- out + arāre to plow.]
1. trans. To dig or plow up.
1656–81. in Blount, Glossogr.
2. To write or note down.
1656. in Blount, Glossogr.
1657. Reeve, God’s Plea, 230. God hath an observing eye over a Penitent, and doth exarate, and can enumerate all his manifestations; he hath bottles for thy tears, files for thy Petitions, witnesses for thy vows.
