exert
[ ig-zurt ]
/ ɪgˈzɜrt /
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Definition of exert
verb (used with object)
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action: to exert every effort.
to put (oneself) into strenuous, vigorous action or effort.
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Origin of exert
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
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British Dictionary definitions for exert
exert
/ (ɪɡˈzɜːt) /
verb (tr)
to use (influence, authority, etc) forcefully or effectively
to apply (oneself) diligently; make a strenuous effort
Derived forms of exert
exertion, nounexertive, adjectiveWord Origin for exert
C17 (in the sense: push forth, emit): from Latin exserere to thrust out, from ex- 1 + serere to bind together, entwine
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