Exert synonyms

ĭg-zûrt'

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

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.

exercise

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

impose (related)

use (related)

To consume, expend, or exhaust by use

influence (related)

put out

To extinguish (a flame or light).

wield

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

strive

To struggle or fight forcefully; contend:

force

To produce with effort and against one's will:

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.

strain

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

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.

drive

(Basketball) To drive through (the lane)

expend

To lay out; spend:

cause (related)

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

bring-to-bear

To aim a weapon at a target.

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