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Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L. exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.] 1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit. [1913 Webster] All the fruits out of which drink is expressed. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Halters and racks can not express from thee More than by deeds. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble. [1913 Webster] Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E. Smith. [1913 Webster] So kids and whelps their sires and dams express. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell. [1913 Webster] My words express my purpose. --Shak. [1913 Webster] They expressed in their lives those excellent doctrines of morality. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster] Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation against me, one evening. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 5. To denote; to designate. [1913 Webster] Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed by their names. --Num. i. 17. [1913 Webster] 6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package. 7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene, [PJC] Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate. [1913 Webster]