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exert
[ig-zurt]
verb (used with object)
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action.
to exert every effort.
to put (oneself ) into strenuous, vigorous action or effort.
exert
/ ɪɡˈɜː /
verb
to use (influence, authority, etc) forcefully or effectively
to apply (oneself) diligently; make a strenuous effort
Other 51Թ Forms
- exertive adjective
- nonexertive adjective
- superexert verb (used with object)
- unexerted adjective
- well-exerted adjective
- ˈپ adjective
- ˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of exert1
Example Sentences
Ben-Ghiat goes on to explain that this is often a way that despots exert power, observing:
“Someone who wants to exert strong federal power over immigration would see L.A. as a highly symbolic place, a ground zero to show their authority.”
And what restraint – if any - can the US exert on Israel?
Elsewhere in the Middle East, the group exerts influence by providing money, weapons, technology, training and advice to allied governments.
Freed from the tyrannical control that his father Murry had exerted over The Beach Boys’ direction as their manager, Wilson made a self-conscious stab at greatness.
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