Verb: exert ig'zurt or eg'zurt
- Put to use
"exert one's power or influence";
- exercise
- Have and exercise
"exert power and authority";
- wield, maintain
- Make a great effort at a mental or physical task
"exert oneself"
Derived forms: exerts, exerted, exerting
Type of: act, apply, employ, have, have got, hold, move, use, utilise [Brit], utilize