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   exert

   /ɪɡˈzəːt/

   verb

   • 1. apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality): "the moon exerts a force on the Earth" Similar bring to bearapplybring into playexerciseemployusemake use ofutilizedeploywieldexpendspend
   • 2. make a physical or mental effort: "he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer" Similar make an efforttry hardstriveendeavourapply oneselfdo one's bestdo all one cando one's utmostgive one's allmake every effortspare no effortbe at painsput oneself outstrugglelabourtoilstrainpush oneselfdrive oneselfwork hardwork like a Trojanrack/cudgel one's brainsinformal:give it one's best shotgo all outpull out all the stopsbend/lean over backwardsput one's back into itknock oneself outdo one's damnedestmove heaven and earthbeaver awayslog awaykeep one's nose to the grindstonework one's socks offbreak sweatdo one's darnedest/durnedestbust one's chopsgo for the doctor

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘perform, practise’): from Latin exserere ‘put forth’, from ex- ‘out’ + serere ‘bind’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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