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Synonyms for exert
ɪgˈzɜrtex·ert
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Princeton's WordNet
exert, exerciseverb
put to use
"exert one's power or influence"
Synonyms:
work, practise, maintain, drill, do, exercise, work out, practice, wieldwield, exert, maintainverb
have and exercise
"wield power and authority"
Synonyms:
asseverate, keep up, keep, conserve, observe, wield, hold, handle, manage, assert, defend, sustain, maintain, uphold, preserve, exerciseexertverb
make a great effort at a mental or physical task
"exert oneself"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
exertverb
Synonyms:
EXERCISE, use, put forth, put in action, bring into operation, set to work
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#47 | do | |
#125 | work | |
#132 | make | |
#656 | keep | |
#679 | put | |
#956 | practice | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2042 | exercise | |
#2217 | manage | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2465 | handle | |
#2614 | perform | |
#6750 | preserve | |
#7143 | drill | |
#7591 | observe | |
#7739 | defend | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#13093 | assert | |
#15308 | exercising | |
#19286 | practise | |
#19974 | conserve | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#24756 | exert | |
#43679 | wield |
How to use exert in a sentence?
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.
Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach.
He shouldn't be the one determining what terms of a trust may be acceptable to her, this seems to be an attempt by him to try to exert control from his jail cell.
So trying out meanness is not something we can or should eradicate, it's normal to want to feel powerful and to exert influence on your environment. It's healthy. What is unhealthy is when the means by which a child does that is at the social expense of another.
All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.
Translations for exert
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- بذلArabic
- напрягам, упражнявамBulgarian
- udøveDanish
- anstrengen, ausübenGerman
- esforzar, ejercer, aplicarSpanish
- paneutua, käyttääFinnish
- exercerFrench
- खींचनाHindi
- menggunakanIndonesian
- esercitareItalian
- 行使Japanese
- 발휘하다Korean
- whakawhēnanauMāori
- uitoefenen, inspannenDutch
- esforçar, aplicarPortuguese
- exercita, forțaRomanian
- زور لگاناUrdu
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