I. ˈeg-zət, ˈek-sət
Etymology: Latin, he goes out, from exire to go out, from ex- + ire to go — more at issue
Date: 1538
— used as a stage direction to specify who goes off stage
II. noun
Etymology: Latin exitus, from exire
Date: 1588
1.
[ exit (I)]
: a departure from a stage
2.
a. : the act of going out or away
made an early exit
b. : death
3. : a way out of an enclosed place or space
4. : one of the designated points of departure from an expressway
• ex·it·less adjective
III. verb
Date: 1607
intransitive verb
1. : to go out or away : depart
2. : die
transitive verb
1. : leave 3a
2. : to cause (a computer program or routine) to cease running