Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term To exert one's self in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
tax  ticker  tuckered 

Consider searching for the individual words To, exert, one, s, or self.
Dictionary Results for To exert one's self:
1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Exert \Ex*ert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exerted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Exerting.] [L. exertus, exsertus, p. p. of exerere,
   exserere, to thrust out; ex out + serere to join or bind
   together. See Series, and cf. Exsert.]
   1. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            So from the seas exerts his radiant head
            The star by whom the lights of heaven are led.
                                                  --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an
      active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into
      active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body,
      limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the
      voice.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to
      bring to bear; to do or perform.
      [1913 Webster]

            When we will has exerted an act of command on any
            faculty of the soul or member of the body. --South.
      [1913 Webster]

   To exert one's self, to use efforts or endeavors; to
      strive; to make an attempt.
      [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy