verb [VN]
1 to use power or influence to affect sb/sth:
He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan. * The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.
2 ~ yourself to make a big effort:
In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for exert is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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