Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Verb: exert  ig'zurt
  1. Put to use
    "exert one's power or influence"
    - exercise
     
  2. Have and exercise
    - wield, maintain
     
  3. Make a great effort at a mental or physical task
    "exert oneself"

Derived forms: exerted, exerts, exerting

See also: exertion

Type of: act, apply, employ, have, have got, hold, move, use, utilise [Brit], utilize