English verb: exert | |||
1. | exert (consumption) put to use | ||
Samples | Exert one's power or influence. | ||
Synonyms | exercise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
2. | exert (possession) have and exercise | ||
Samples | Wield power and authority. | ||
Synonyms | maintain, wield | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | have, have got, hold | ||
3. | exert (social) make a great effort at a mental or physical task | ||
Samples | Exert oneself. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | overexert | ||