un-exerted
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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