exerted

Meaning

of Exert

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

used employed practiced utilized wield applied labored exercised operated practised expended

Antonyms

sat lied jobless out of work reclined reposed
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Phrases with the word

exerted influence exerted oneself pressure exerted by the blood

Examples

The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction. Michael Faraday

The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted. Charles Babbage

I hate government. I hate power. I think that man's existence, insofar as he achieves anything, is to resist power, to minimize power, to devise systems of society in which power is the least exerted. Malcolm Muggeridge

The scientist states that pressure is exerted outwards in all directions equally, whereas natural pressure (e. g. air pressure) is exerted inwards from all directions equally. Viktor Schauberger

Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all. Yanni

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Montesquieu