exert

/ɪɡzˈɝt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. put to use
   “exert one's power or influence”
2. have and exercise
   “wield power and authority”
3. make a great effort at a mental or physical task
   “exert oneself”

Synonyms for exert

• exercise
• wield
• maintain

Words that rhyme with exert

• hurt
• insert
• skirt
• alert
• dirt
• assert
• divert
• flirt
• squirt
• subvert
• inert
• introvert
• invert
• spurt
• avert
• curt
• disconcert
• evert
• extrovert
• revert
• shirt
• unhurt
• blurt
• cert
• chert
• dessert
• miniskirt
• nightshirt
• outskirt
• overt