Definition of "exert" []

To put to use or effect; put forth: exerted all my strength to move the box. (verb-transitive)
To bring to bear; exercise: exert influence. (verb-transitive)
To put (oneself) to strenuous effort: exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "exert" in a sentence

"The only control I will try to exert is to keep doing them."
"And clearly, the military force a country can exert is only one component of its power."
"That exert from the housekeeping magazine is hilarious ... too funny."

Words like "exert"

apply emit employ exercise

exerted exerting exertional exerts

have have got hold use

utilise utilize