Definitions for exert
ɪgˈzɜrtex·ert

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exert, exerciseverb

   put to use

   "exert one's power or influence"

2. wield, exert, maintainverb

   have and exercise

   "wield power and authority"

3. exertverb

   make a great effort at a mental or physical task

   "exert oneself"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exertverb

   to put in vigorous action

   I exerted myself in today's training.

2. exertverb

   to make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material

   He considered exerting his influence on John to gain an advantage for himself.

3. Etymology: From exsertus, past participle of exsero.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXERTverb

   Etymology: exero, Latin.

   1. To use with an effort; to use with ardour and vehemence.

   When the service of Britain requires your courage and conduct, you may exert them both. John Dryden, Fables, Dedicat.

   Whate’er I am, each faculty,
   The utmost power of my exerted soul,
   Preserves a being only for your service. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To put forth; to perform.

   When the will has exerted an act of command upon any faculty of the soul, or member of the body, it has done all that the whole man, as a moral agent, can do for the actual exercise or employment of such a faculty or member. South.

   3. To enforce; to push to an effort. With the reciprocal pronoun.

   Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still;
   Exerts itself, and then throws off the ill. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Exertverb

   to thrust forth; to emit; to push out

2. Exertverb

   to put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body, limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the voice

3. Exertverb

   to put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to bring to bear; to do or perform

4. Etymology: [L. exertus, exsertus, p. p. of exerere, exserere, to thrust out; ex out + serere to join or bind together. See Series, and cf. Exsert.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exert

   egz-ėrt′, v.t. to bring into active operation: to do or perform.—n. Exer′tion, a bringing into active operation: effort: attempt.—adj. Exert′ive, having the power or tendency to exert: using exertion. [L. exserĕre, exsertum—ex, out, serĕre, to put together.]

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Employ
   • Hold

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exert' in Verbs Frequency: #988

Anagrams for exert »

1. exter

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exert in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of exert in a Sentence

1. Emmanuel Macron:

   We are in what can be described as a hybrid war, russia uses energy resources like it does food as a war weapon to exert pressure.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

3. Giovanni Boccaccio, Leitch, Vincent B. ed. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: Norton, 2001.:

   You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

4. Peter Harbison:

   Protectionism is making a revival as some of the powerful national airlines exert strong pressure on their governments, have Open Skies reached their limits?

5. Brookings Institute:

   ISIS has been able to exert an outsized impact on how the world perceives it, by disseminating images of graphic violence ….

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exert
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exert
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exert
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exert
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=exert