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exact

[ ig-zakt ]

adjective

  1. strictly accurate or correct:

    an exact likeness; an exact description.

    Antonyms:

  2. precise, as opposed to approximate:

    the exact sum; the exact date.

    Antonyms:

  3. admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. capable of the greatest precision:

    exact instruments.

  5. characterized by or using strict accuracy:

    an exact thinker.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  6. Mathematics. (of a differential equation) noting that the collection of all terms, equated to zero, is an exact differential.


verb (used with object)

  1. to call for, demand, or require:

    to exact respect from one's children.

  2. to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of:

    to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.

    Synonyms:

exact

/ ɪɡˈæ /

adjective

  1. correct in every detail; strictly accurate

    an exact copy

  2. precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less

    the exact sum

  3. prenominal specific; particular

    this exact spot

  4. operating with very great precision

    exact instruments

  5. allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict

    an exact mind

  6. based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description and classification

    physics is an exact science

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to force or compel (payment or performance); extort

    to exact tribute

  2. to demand as a right; insist upon

    to exact respect from one's employees

  3. to call for or require

    this work exacts careful effort

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, adjective
  • ˈٲԱ, noun
  • ˈٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·a· adjective
  • ·İ ·tǰ noun
  • ·n noun
  • non·a· adjective
  • e· adjective verb (used with object)
  • ܲȴ-· adjective
  • ܲȴ-·ly adverb
  • ܲe·Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exact1

First recorded in 1525–45; late Middle English exacten (verb), from Latin 峦ٳܲ (past participle of exigere “drive out, thrust out”), equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + ag(ere) “to drive” + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of exact1

C16: from Latin exactus driven out, from exigere to drive forth, from agere to drive
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Synonym Study

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Investigators hope it will help them determine how the Palisades fire ignited, the exact point of origin, and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.

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“The policies he’s adopted, especially on tariffs, have had the effect of increasing inflation and slowing the economy — the exact opposite of why people voted for him.”

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