Lexic.us

Definition of Exert

1. Verb. Put to use. "Exert one's power or influence"

2. Verb. Have and exercise. "Wield power and authority"

3. Verb. Make a great effort at a mental or physical task. "Exert oneself"

Definition of Exert

1. v. t. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out.

Definition of Exert

1. Verb. to put in vigorous action ¹

2. Verb. to make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exert

1. to put into action [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exert

exercycle exercycles exeresis exergame exergames exergaming exergasia exergasias exergies exergonic

exergonicity exergual exergue exergues exergy exert (current term) exertainment exerted exerting exertion

exertional exertional dyspnea exertional hypoglycaemia exertions exertive exertment exertments exerts exes exesion

Literary usage of Exert

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The particles of the medium in which these projectiles move exert over them an attraction similar to universal attraction; however, this new attraction does ..."

2. The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor (1911)
"And is it not the duty of those who are acquainted with these facts, to exert themselves to make the whole community realize this importance? ..."

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