a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. expugnāt-, ppl. stem of expugnāre: see EXPUGN and -IVE. Cf. OF. expugnatif, -ive.] Tending to take by storm; tending to drive out.
c. 1630. Jackson, Creed, IV. III. ix. Wks. III. 466. The expugnative or expulsive force.
a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. expugnāt-, ppl. stem of expugnāre: see EXPUGN and -IVE. Cf. OF. expugnatif, -ive.] Tending to take by storm; tending to drive out.
c. 1630. Jackson, Creed, IV. III. ix. Wks. III. 466. The expugnative or expulsive force.
