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exert Definition

ex·ert (eg zʉrt′, ig-)

transitive verb

  1. to put forth or use energetically; put into action or use to exert strength, influence, etc.
  2. to apply (oneself) with great energy or straining effort

Etymology: L exsertare, freq. of exserere, to stretch out, put forth < ex-, out + serere, to join, fasten together: see series

exert Related Forms
ex·er′·tive adjective
exert Synonyms

exert

v.

put forth, bring to bear, exercise; see use 1.

exert Usage Examples

Object

  • influence: A Coach must not attempt to exert undue influence over the player in order to obtain personal benefit or reward.
  • pressure: Instead the blockade must be used to exert pressure on Cuba for ' reforms ' .
  • fascination: Why does one Victorian murderer still exert such world-wide fascination in an age hardly short of its own violent crimes?
  • leverage: Unlike conventional garden tools, the unique ratchet mechanism allows the user to exert maximum leverage with minimum effort.
  • stranglehold: Dave Jones and Simon Marshall had other ideas and working well in tandem they exerted a stranglehold on the league leaders.
  • pull: The kingdom has long exerted a pull on the Western imagination.

Preposition: on

  • object: Weight The weight of an object is defined as the force exerted on that object by the gravity of a planet.

Subject

  • group: Others are due to pressure exerted by community groups on a very local level.
  • atmosphere: The force exerted by the atmosphere at any point.

Modifying Another Word

  • longer: In Scotland the names of William Cunningham and Thomas Crawford no longer exert the influence we wish they did.
  • still: Its Bishops sit in the House of Lords, and, they still exert influence!
  • therefore: Calchas is less angry and therefore exerts more power, somehow.
  • actually: But how much control do you think they actually exert over the everyday business operations of the companies they supposedly own?
  • often: The action of a prime mover often exerts a little unwanted movement.
  • also: The performance scheme on the tube, where drivers are fined for late running, also exerts a very strong pressure against safety.

Used with why or when

  • when: However, great care needs to be exerted when prescribing any training procedures for preadolescent children.

Infinitive complement

  • ensure: All pressure should be exerted to ensure that objective.

Present participle complement

  • increase: These voices are gaining ground in policy debates and exerting increasing leverage across the political spectrum.

Preposition: by

  • group: Others are due to pressure exerted by community groups on a very local level.
  • atmosphere: The force exerted by the atmosphere at any point.