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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Exert \Ex*ert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exerted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exerting.] [L. exertus, exsertus, p. p. of exerere,
     exserere, to thrust out; ex out + serere to join or bind
     together. See Series, and cf. Exsert.]
     1. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So from the seas exerts his radiant head
              The star by whom the lights of heaven are led.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an
        active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into
        active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body,
        limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the
        voice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to
        bring to bear; to do or perform.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When we will has exerted an act of command on any
              faculty of the soul or member of the body. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To exert one's self, to use efforts or endeavors; to
        strive; to make an attempt.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Exert \Ex*ert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exerted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Exerting.] [L. exertus, exsertus, p. p. of exerere,
     exserere, to thrust out; ex out + serere to join or bind
     together. See Series, and cf. Exsert.]
     1. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out. [Obs.]
  
              So from the seas exerts his radiant head The star by
              whom the lights of heaven are led.    --Dryden.
  
     2. To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an
        active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into
        active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body,
        limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the
        voice.
  
     3. To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to
        bring to bear; to do or perform.
  
              When we will has exerted an act of command on any
              faculty of the soul or member of the body. --South.
  
     To exert one's self, to use efforts or endeavors; to
        strive; to make an attempt.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  exert
       v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: exercise]
       2: of power or authority [syn: wield, maintain]
       3: make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert
          oneself"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ασκώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     vb.
     1 To put in vigorous action.
     2 To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     vb.
     1 To put in vigorous action.
     2 To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     vb.
     1 To put in vigorous action.
     2 To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     vb.
     1 To put in vigorous action.
     2 To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     Englanti vb.
     1 laittaa kovaan rasitukseen
     2 käyttää hyväkseen (''jotakin ei-materiaalista'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  exert
     Engelska vb.
     utöva, bruka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  beoefen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  مارس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  exert //ɪɡˈzɜːt// //ɪɡˈzɝt// 
  1. упражнявам
  to make use of
  2. напрягам
  to put in vigorous action

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  použít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  namáhat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  vynaložit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  vykonávat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/ 
  aufbieten 
   see: exerting, exerted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/ 
  gebrauchen, anwenden 
   see: exerting, exerted, exerts, exerted
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  
  ασκώ, καταβάλλω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  exert //ɪɡˈzɜːt// //ɪɡˈzɝt// 
  1. käyttää
  to make use of
  2. paneutua, ponnistaa, ponnistella
  to put in vigorous action

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  exert /igzəːt/
  pratiquer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/ 
  1. बल~लगाना
        "He exerted his power and influence to get his nephew admitted in the college."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  napregnuti se

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  praticare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  exert //ɪɡˈzɜːt// //ɪɡˈzɝt// 
  行使
  to make use of

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  exert /ɪgˈzɜ:t/ 
   1.  wywierać
   2.  exert oneself (exert V: PROREFL)
   - wysilać się

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  exert /igzəːt/
  exercer, praticar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  exert //ɪɡˈzɜːt// //ɪɡˈzɝt// 
  anstränga
  to put in vigorous action

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  exert /ɛɡzˈɜːt/
  1. (gayret, hak, güç) kullanmak, sarfetmek. exert oneself çabalamak, uğraşmak, gayret sarfetmek. exertion  gayret, çaba, emek. exertive  gayret sarfeden.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪɡˈzɝt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "exert":
     apply, attempt, bring into play, bring to bear, bust a gut,
     do with, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, go all out, handle,
     make an effort, make use of, manage, manipulate, operate, play,
     ply, practice, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle,
     throw, toil, try, use, utilize, wield, work
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 发挥,运用,施以影响;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 发挥,运用,施以影响

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