ex-pŭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I To lop off , to prune , to crop : veteranam vitem, Col. 3, 15, 3; 5, 6, 31: palos, id. 11, 2, 12.—
II Trop.
A To consider well , to examine : utramque rem simul, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8: id exputando evolvere, Auct. Her. 2, 26, 42.—*
B To fathom , comprehend : quae mens eum aut quorum consilia a tanta gloria avocarint, exputare non possum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 6.