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| ex·ert [ ig zúrt ] (past and past participle ex·ert·ed, present participle ex·ert·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·erts) |
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1. transitive verb bring something to bear: to apply influence, pressure, or authority in an attempt to have a powerful effect on a situation
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2. ex·ert your·self vr make an effort: to make a strenuous physical or mental effort
  The doctor has told him not to exert himself in any way.
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin ex(s)ert-, past participle of ex(s)erere "thrust out, put forth" < serere "join, braid, entwine"] |
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