express (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. To give expression to in words1. exprĭmo, 32. signĭfĭco, 1 (to signify in any way)3. prōmo, mpsi, mptum, 3 (to bring out plainly)4. exsĕquor, cūtus, 3 (to set forth fully)5. dēclāro, 1 (to make clear, evident)6. dēmonstro, 1 • express (v.): I. Lit.: to press out: exprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3: to e. juice from a seed, succum a semine ex., Plin. II. To give expression to in words: 1. exprĭmo, 3: to e. our sensations in words, ex. dicendo sensa, Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 32: I cannot e. what joy I feel, ex. non possum quanto sim gaudio affectus, Plin. Ep. 2. signĭfĭco, 1 (to signify in any way): v. to indicate. 3. prōmo, mpsi, mptum, 3 (to bring out plainly): words which best e. the sentiments of the mind, verba quae sensum animi optime p., Quint. 8, pref. § 32: Plin. jun. 4. exsĕquor, cūtus, 3 (to set forth fully): (secret) matters which I can scarcely e. in words, quae vix verbis ex. possim, Cic. Fam. 11, 27, med. 5. dēclāro, 1 (to make clear, evident): he e.'d his regard for me, declaravit quanti me faceret, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 7: to e. the same sense (of a word), idem d., Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13. 6. dēmonstro, 1: v. to show. Phr.: to e. oneself, loqui, dicere (v. to speak): to e. a sentiment in words, sententiam verbis efferre, Cic. Or. 44, 150: the feelings e. themselves by the eyes, per oculos animus eminet, Quint. 11, 3, 75. See also to display.