Definitions

exert

[ig-zurt] / ɪgˈzɜrt /

VERB

make use of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply bring to bear exercise expend strive utilize wield

STRONG

dig employ endeavor labor plug ply push strain struggle throw toil use work

WEAK

apply oneself bring into play give all one's got give best shot make effort peg away pour it on put forth put out sweat it try hard

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide idle ignore laze relax rest

Example Sentences

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As the Congress of Revolution moved to adjourn, Keynoter Dimitroff urged "Exert your efforts with cunning!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Exert yourselves to the utmost for three or four hours, and then I hope we may be safe again.

From Two Daring Young Patriots or, Outwitting the Huns by Webb, Archibald

Exert pressure on the backward stroke as well as the forward stroke.

From Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States. Office of Strategic Services

Exert yourself therefore, oh Boetius, to get this thing put in hand.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas

Exert thyself with all heart and soul so that it may continue and be stable and constant until blessed results may ensue therefrom, for without firmness and steadfastness no matter shall prove effective in existence.

From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá

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