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[ US /ɪɡˈzɝt/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɜːt/ ]
VERB
  1. have and exercise
    wield power and authority
  2. put to use
    exert one's power or influence
  3. make a great effort at a mental or physical task
    exert oneself

How To Use exert In A Sentence

  • McCarthy remains dismissive of the allegations and defensive of the former sergeant, saying he was "brutalized" by his colleagues, in particular, by a few senior officers "exerting locker room peer pressure" in the department ranks. MPNnow Home RSS
  • There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
  • The men never exerted themselves except when hunger prompted, or a spent magazine made the acquisition of "peltries" necessary to barter for powder and ball. The Hive of "The Bee-Hunter," A Repository of Sketches, Including Peculiar American Character, Scenery, and Rural Sports
  • Any improvement is liable to be limited by a basic scarcity of players consistently capable of exerting exceptional influence on matches. Times, Sunday Times
  • This concept of embodiment doesn't apply just to times of exertion, of course.
  • If the Indonesian judiciary really can be influenced by political heavies, this is one occasion when I hope such influence is exerted.
  • Radial pressures exerted by roots on the surrounding soil are also believed to be a critical feature in penetration of hard soils.
  • The national monetary sovereignty fully belongs to domestic affairs of a state, and the nation has the right of exerting its monetary sovereignty independently.
  • He soon came to exert considerable influence on surgical practice and hospital policy at Harrogate.
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