apply, bring to bear, employ, expend, make an effort, manipulate, ply, put forth, strive, toil, utilize
Definitionv. put to use
Last update: June 13, 2015
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He exerted his power and influence to get his nephew admitted in the college. [verb]
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A Coach must not attempt to exert undue influence over the player in order to obtain personal benefit or reward. [verb]
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Just how much control such biotic factors exert over a forager 's daily routine has remained an open question. [verb]
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Instead of speaking, therefore, he exerted himself to enact one of the antics of the animal he represented. [verb]
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Munro seemed sensible that the time was come for him to exert what is, perhaps, the greatest effort of which human nature is capable. [verb]
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Encouraged and deluded by his success, David exerted all his powers to extend what he believed so holy an influence. [verb]
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The mendicant and Lovel exerted their voices in a loud halloo, the former waving Miss Wardour's handkerchief on the end of his staff to make them conspicuous from above. [verb]
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He changed his tone, and exerted all his eloquence in endeavouring to soothe and extract from her the secret cause of such terror. [verb]
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You remained in the house together, and it was with pleasure that I watched the intimacy between you; and then I exerted myself to get Arnwood restored to him. [verb]
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It was in vain that even Burley himself, when he saw the dissension proceed to such ruinous lengths, exerted his stern and deep voice, commanding silence and obedience to discipline. [verb]
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"You must exert yourself, for your own sake, my poor fellow." [verb]
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