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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 1.6 [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"
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