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exact Definition

ex·act (eg zakt′, ig-)

adjective

  1. characterized by, requiring, or capable of accuracy of detail; very accurate; methodical; correct an exact science
  2. not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise an exact replica
  3. being the very (one specified or understood) the exact spot where I put it
  4. strict; severe; rigorous an exact disciplinarian

Etymology: L exactus < pp. of exigere, to drive out, measure, determine < ex-, out + agere, to do: see act

transitive verb

  1. to force payment of; extort: with from or of
  2. to demand and get by authority or force; insist on: with from or of
  3. to call for; make necessary; require

Etymology: ME exacten

exact Related Forms

ex·act′·able adjective ex·act′·ness noun ex·ac′·tor noun or ex·act′er

exact Synonyms

exact

modif.

  1. Accurate

    precise, correct, specific, selfsame; see accurate 1, 2, definite 1, 2.

  2. Strict

    rigorous, scrupulous, methodical, demanding; see careful, severe 1, 2. See syn. study at accurate, explicit.

exact Synonyms

exact

v.

demand, require, claim, impose, compel, extort, wrest, insist on, call for; see also claim 1, require 2. See syn. study at require.

exact Usage Examples

Object

  • revenge: With their help, she exacts revenge on her tormentors in a spectacular way.
  • toll: Accidental injury exacts a heavy toll on society Every year 10,000 people die from accidental injury.
  • tribute: They exacted tribute from them; they made them their slaves.
  • standard: We will train you to deliver exacting professional standards in customer service, as well as training you to drive a bus.
  • cost: Politics is an honorable vocation, which often exacts great personal cost from those who engage in it, and from their families.
  • requirement: He is also able to supply any furniture to customers exacting requirements in terms of size, styling and finishing.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: I would make the whole model more exact thus giving a more reliable result.

Modifies a noun

  • opposite: Surely, such control is the exact opposite of what the search engines should be looking for.
  • replica: He was, of course, an exact replica of the ship's monkey we have at home.
  • location: Tomorrow we hope to push on to the site of Camp 3, exact location to be decided.
  • wording: Always read the exact wording of the question very carefully.
  • phrase: This is the exact phrase George W Bush used to defeat John Kerry in November 2004.
  • revenge: Was this some tactic by HQ to exact revenge on Inverness?

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: This would be almost exact if both lists were exhausted at more or less the same time.
  • pretty: The degree to which a culture is ruled by time is a pretty exact measure of its alienation.
  • very: If the relationship is very exact, so that all reflections are overlapped, the sample is a pseudo TLS twin.
  • quite: But yes, it was very interesting work, quite exacting, you know.
  • so: His own standards of research were so exacting that he published far less than he should have done.
  • not: Dates are not exact which is admitted to even in your own information.

Noun used with modifier

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