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ex·ert  (g-zûrt)

tr.v. ex·ert·ed, ex·ert·ing, ex·erts

1. To put to use or effect; put forth: exerted all my strength to move the box.

2. To bring to bear; exercise: exert influence.

3. To put (oneself) to strenuous effort: exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds.

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[Latin exserere, exsert-, to put forth, stretch out : ex-, ex- + serere, to join; see ser-² in Indo-European roots.]

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exert

Verb

1. to use influence, authority, etc. forcefully or effectively

2. exert oneself to make a special effort [Latin exserere to thrust out]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence" exercise apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
	2.	exert - have and exercise; "wield power and authority" wield, maintain have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
	3.	exert - make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" overexert - exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

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exert

verb apply, use, exercise, employ, wield, make use of, utilize, expend, bring to bear, put forth, bring into play

exert yourself make an effort, work, labour, struggle, strain, strive, endeavour, go for it (informal) try hard, toil, bend over backwards (informal) do your best, go for broke (slang) bust a gut (informal) spare no effort, make a great effort, give it your best shot (informal) break your neck (informal) apply yourself, put yourself out, make an all-out effort (informal) get your finger out Brit. (informal) pull your finger out Brit. (informal) knock yourself out (informal) do your damnedest (informal) give it your all (informal) rupture yourself (informal)

Translations

exert [ɪgˈzəːt] vt → ejercer [+ strength, force]; emplear;

to exert o.s → esforzarse

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exert [ɪgˈzəːt] vt → exercer, employer [+ strength, force]; employer;

to exert o.s. → se dépenser

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exert [ɪgˈzəːt] vt (influence) → ausüben;

(authority) → einsetzen;

to exert o.s. → sich anstrengen

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exert [ɪgˈzəːt] vt → esercitare [+ strength, force]; impiegare;

to exert o.s → sforzarsi

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exert

v exert [igˈzəːt]

1 to bring forcefully into use or action He likes to exert his authority. laat geld يُمارِس упражнявам použít udøve ausüben ασκώ ejercer rakendama اعمال کردن؛ به کار بستن käyttää exercer לְהַפעִיל बल लगाना napregnuti, upotrijebiti gyakorol memaksakan neyta, beita esercitare 行使する 발휘하다 panaudoti izrādīt (varu u.tml.); ietekmēt memaksakan doen gelden anstrenge seg, utøve użyć (władzy), wywrzeć exercer a face caz de проявлять;оказывать použiť uveljaviti primenjivati använda, bruka, utöva ใช้อำนาจ kullanmak 行使, 施加(壓力等) впливати روبہ عمل لانا áp dụng cái gì 行使, 施加(压力等)

2 to force (oneself) to make an effort Please exert yourselves. inspan, uithaal wat jy kan يَبْذِلُ جُهْدَه، يُجْهِدُ نَفْسَه напрягам snažit se anstrenge (sig) anstrengen καταβάλλω προσπάθεια esforzarse pingutama تلاش کردن؛ به کوشیدن واداشتن ponnistella (s')efforcer לְהִתאָמֶץ जोर लगाना potruditi se erőlködik memaksa diri beita sér, reyna af fremsta megni sforzarsi 努力する 노력하다 pasistengti, stengtis piepūlēties memaksa diri inspannen anstrenge seg, bruke kreftene wytężać (się) esforçar-se a face un efort стараться usilovať sa truditi se naprezati se bemöda sig ใช้ความพยายามอย่างมาก çaba göstermek 努力 намагатися, старатися خود سے جد و جہد کرنا nỗ lực 努力

n exˈertion [-ʃən]

1 the act of bringing forcefully into use the exertion of one's influence. aanwending بَذْل جُهْد، إجْهاد напрягане užití udøvelse die Anwendung άσκηση, χρήση ejercicio rakendamine اعمال؛ بکارگیری käyttö exercice מַאֲמָץ परिश्रम napor, naprezanje felhasználás pemaksaan beiting, neyting esercizio 行使 행사 panaudojimas (varas u.tml.) izrādīšana; ietekmēšana pemaksaan uitoefening anstrengelse; utøvelse wywieranie exercício abuz проявление; использование uplatnenie uveljavljanje primena utövande ความพยายาม kullanma 運用 використання زور سے نافذ کرنے کا عمل sự sử dụng 运用

2 (an) effort They failed in spite of their exertions. inspanning جُهْد، مَجْهود усилие úsilí anstrengelse; slid die Anstrengung προσπάθεια esfuerzo pingutus کوشش؛ تلاش ponnistus effort מַאֲמָץ कोशिश trud, napor erőfeszítés upaya áreynsla; viðleitni sforzo 努力 노력 pastanga piepūle usaha inspanning anstrengelse starania esforço efort старание úsilie trud napor bemödande การทุ่มเท çaba 努力 зусилля, напруження جہد sự nỗ lực 努力