exodust en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/ (General-American)
- /ˈɛksəʊdʌst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Back-formation from exoduster.
Meanings
- (US, historical, transitive) Of an African-American: to leave a state in the Southern United States as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exodusted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exodusted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| exodusts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| exodusting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |