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EXERT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put to use

Example:

exert one's power or influence

Synonyms:

exercise; exert

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "exert" is one way to...):

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have and exercise

Example:

wield power and authority

Synonyms:

exert; maintain; wield

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "exert" is one way to...):

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a great effort at a mental or physical task

Example:

exert oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "exert" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "exert"):

overexert (exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

exertion (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Exactly how curcumin exerts its effects is not certain, but it may be due to its ability to reduce brain inflammation, which has been linked to both Alzheimer's disease and major depression.

(Daily Consumption of Turmeric Could Improve Memory, Mood, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers had proposed several theories for how viperin exerts its anti-viral effects, but precisely how it acted was a mystery.

(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

For some days I have exerted my whole brain force upon the problem of how we shall descend from these cliffs.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I'm too used up to 'exert' myself for anyone.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on any anatomic entity that is part of the integumentary system, including skin, nails and hair.

(Agent Affecting Integumentary System, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on any anatomic entity that is part of the respiratory tract and airways.

(Agent Affecting Respiratory System, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes ALK tyrosine kinase receptor protein, plays a role in brain development and exerts its effects on specific neurons in the nervous system.

(ALK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The viral specific T-cells exert antiviral immunity.

(Allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-modified CD8 Plus Central Memory-derived Virus-specific T Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on the organs of special senses, including the eyes, ears and nose.

(Agent Affecting Organs of Special Senses, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on neurotransmission or on any anatomic entity that is part of the nervous system, including the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS).

(Agent Affecting Nervous System, NCI Thesaurus)