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

  exerted
     vb.
     (infl of en exert  ed-form)

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

  exerted
     vb.
     (infl of en exert  ed-form)

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

  exerted
     vb.
     (infl of en exert  ed-form)

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

  exerted
     vb.
     (infl of en exert  ed-form)

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

  exerted
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xert ed)

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

  exerted
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en exert ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb exert)

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

  Exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/
  ممارس

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

  exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/ 
  vynaložil

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

  exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/ 
  uplatnil

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

  exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/
  aufgeboten
   see: exert, exerting
  

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

  exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/
  gebraucht, angewendet
   see: exert, exerting, exerts, exerted
  

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

  exerted /ɛɡzˈɜːtɪd/
  gebrauchte, wendete an
   see: exert, exerting, exerted, exerts
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪɡˈzɝtɪd/


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