Exert synonyms

ĭg-zûrt'

To give or supply; to make or create (implies trying or striving)

To use the right to buy or sell something, renew a contract, etc. under the terms of (an option contract)

To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

put out

To extinguish (a flame or light).

use (related)

To consume, expend, or exhaust by use

wield

Wield is defined as to handle a tool, weapon or power with skill.

bring-to-bear

To aim a weapon at a target.

influence (related)

impose (related)

force

To produce with effort and against one's will:

strive

To struggle or fight forcefully; contend:

employ

To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

thrust

To force one's way (into, through, etc.)

ply

To do work with; wield or use (a tool, faculty, etc.), esp. with energy

throw

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

maintain

Maintain is defined as to keep in a current state in order to prevent from failing or breaking or to carry on or to support or provide.

drive

(Basketball) To drive through (the lane)

expend

To lay out; spend:

strain

To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

cause (related)

To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.

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