"exert" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɝt/ [General-American], /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-exert.ogg [US] Forms: exerts [present, singular, third-person], exerting [participle, present], exerted [participle, past], exerted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere (“to stretch or thrust forth or out”), from ex- + serere (“to string together”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ser- (bind)}}, {{der|en|la|exsertus}} Latin exsertus, {{m|la|exsero|exserere|to stretch or thrust forth or out}} exserere (“to stretch or thrust forth or out”), {{af|la|ex-|serere|gloss2=to string together|nocat=1}} ex- + serere (“to string together”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} exert (third-person singular simple present exerts, present participle exerting, simple past and past participle exerted)
  1. To put in vigorous action. Translations (to put in vigorous action): напрягам (naprjagam) (Bulgarian), 尽力 (jìnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), inspannen (Dutch), paneutua (Finnish), ponnistaa (Finnish), ponnistella (english: "exert oneself"; intransitive) (Finnish), exercer (French), esforzar (Galician), anstrengen (German), ασκώ (askó) (Greek), sforzare (Italian), whakawhēnanau (Maori), whakatīeke (Maori), whakarīrā (Maori), wytężać [imperfective] (Polish), wytężyć [perfective] (Polish), esforçar (Portuguese), forța (Romanian), esforzar (Spanish), anstränga (Swedish), ta i (Swedish), lāl- (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-exert-en-verb-aK910rOc Disambiguation of 'to put in vigorous action': 98 2
  2. To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material. Synonyms (to make use of): utilize Translations (to make use of): упражнявам (upražnjavam) (Bulgarian), 施加 (shījiā) (Chinese Mandarin), uitoefenen (Dutch), käyttää (Finnish), ausüben (German), μεταχειρίζομαι (metacheirízomai) (Greek), esercitare (Italian), 行使する (kōshi suru) (Japanese), aplicar (Portuguese), exercita (Romanian), ejercer (Spanish), aplicar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-exert-en-verb-GBlToA2u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'to make use of': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'to make use of': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: exertion

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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "ausüben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metacheirízomai",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "μεταχειρίζομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "esercitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōshi suru",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "行使する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "aplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "exercita"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "ejercer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make use of",
      "word": "aplicar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exert"
}

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