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   exact

   /ɪɡˈzakt/

   adjective

   • 1. not approximated in any way; precise: "the exact details were still being worked out"
   • ▪ accurate or correct in all details: "an exact replica, two feet tall, was constructed" Similar preciseaccuratecorrectfaithfulclosetrueveraciousliteralstrictunerringfaultlesserrorlesserror-freeperfectimpeccableexplicitdetailedminutemeticulousthoroughblow-by-blowinch-perfectinformal:on the nailon the markon the beamon the buttonspot onbang onon the moneyOpposite inexactinaccurate
   • ▪ (of a person) accurate and careful about minor details: "she was an exact, clever manager" Similar carefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisepunctiliousconscientiousrigorousscrupulousexactingmethodicalsystematicwell organizedorderedorderlycontrolledOpposite careless
   • ▪ (of a subject of study) permitting precise measurements as a basis for rigorously testable theories: "psychomedicine isn't an exact science yet"

   verb

   • 1. demand and obtain (something) from someone: "he exacted promises that another Watergate would never be allowed to happen" Similar demandrequireinsist oncommandcall forimposerequestask forexpectlook forextractcompelforcewringwrestsqueezeobtainarchaic:constrain
   • ▪ inflict (revenge) on someone: "he exacts a cruel revenge against the winning candidate" Similar inflictimposedeliveradministerissueapply

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exactable adjective
   • 2. exactor noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • English (US)

     EXACT meaning: 1. in great detail, or complete, correct, or...

   • Exact: Italian Translation

     exact translate: esatto, esatto, preciso, rigoroso, esigere....

   • Exact Spanish Translation

     EXACT translate: exacto, exacto/ta [masculine-feminine]....

   • Exact: Japanese Translation

     EXACT translate: 正確な, 正確（せいかく）な. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Exact: German Translation

     exact translate: genau, gewissenhaft, genau, fordern. Learn...

   • Exact: Catalan Translation

     exact translate: exacte. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Exact: Russian Translation

     EXACT translate: точный , требовать, добиваться . Learn more...

   • Exact: Korean Translation

     exact - definition, audio pronunciation and more for exact:...

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   Exact definition: strictly accurate or correct. See examples of EXACT used in a sentence.

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   If something's exact, it's precise and completely accurate — as opposed to a guess, an estimate, or an approximation. Exact also has the meaning of taking something from someone, often money, and generally only given up with reluctance under the threat of force.

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