exerts
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verb (used with object)
1.
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action: to exert every effort.
2.
to put (oneself) into strenuous, vigorous action or effort.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin ex(s)ertus, past participle of exserere to thrust out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ser(ere) to bind together + -tus past participle suffix
1650–60; < Latin ex(s)ertus, past participle of exserere to thrust out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + ser(ere) to bind together + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
ex·er·tive, adjective
non·ex·er·tive, adjective
su·per·ex·ert, verb (used with object)
un·ex·ert·ed, adjective
well-ex·ert·ed, adjective
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exert (ɪɡˈzɜːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to use (influence, authority, etc) forcefully or effectively |
| 2. | to apply (oneself) diligently; make a strenuous effort |
| [C17 (in the sense: push forth, emit): from Latin exserere to thrust out, from | |
| ex'ertion | |
| —n | |
| ex'ertive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
exert
1640s, from L. exertus, pp. of exerere "thrust out, put forth," from ex- "out" + serere "attach, join" (see series). Related: Exerted; exerting. Exertion in the sense of "vigorous action" is from 1777.
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Example sentences
Everything that provokes interest and confusion exerts its influence in these two directions.
But the compound probably exerts its anticancer powers through other means.
The fact that it exerts its influence sparingly and privately does not make it non-existent.
Moreover, our pelvic anatomy exerts so-called lateral pressure on our lower joints.
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