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exert
1640s, from L.
exertus
, pp. of
exerere
"thrust out, put forth," from
ex-
"out" +
serere
"attach, join" (see
series
). Related:
Exerted
;
exerting
.
Exertion
in the sense of "vigorous action" is from 1777.
