verb transitive

ex-pŭto

2nd PP ex-pŭtāre · 3rd PP ex-pŭtāvi · 4th PP ex-pŭtātum · conj. 1st

To lop off; to prune; to crop •

To lop off, to prune, to crop: veteranam vitem, Col. 3, 15, 3; 5, 6, 31: palos, id. 11, 2, 12.—

figuratively

To consider well; to examine •

To consider well, to examine: utramque rem simul, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8: id exputando evolvere, Auct. Her. 2, 26, 42.—*

To fathom; comprehend

To fathom, comprehend: quae mens eum aut quorum consilia a tanta gloria avocarint, exputare non possum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 6.

Perseus ID: n17150 Key: exputo