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| ex·act [ ig zákt ] |
adjective |
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1. correct: accurate and correct in all important details
  an exact account
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2. precise: precise and not allowing for any variation
a check for the exact amount
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3. this and no other: used to emphasize that what is being referred to is one precise and often significant thing and not any other
on this exact spot
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4. strict: rigorous and thorough
an exact argument
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5. functioning accurately: characterized by precise measurements
exact instruments
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transitive verb (past and past participle ex·act·ed, present participle ex·act·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·acts) |
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1. obtain something: to demand and obtain something, especially payment
exacted a heavy tribute from their defeated enemies
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2. inflict something as suffering: to make somebody endure something unpleasant
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formal
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I was already thinking how I could exact revenge for what he had done.
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3. require something: to call for something as a matter of necessity or urgency
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| [15th century. < Latin exact-, past participle of exigere "to demand" < agere "to drive"] |
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| ex·act·a·ble adjective |
| ex·act·ness noun |
| ex·ac·tor noun |
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