exact
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verb \ig-ˈzakt\Definition of EXACT
transitive verb
1
: to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain <from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice — D. D. Eisenhower>
2
: to call for as necessary or desirable
— ex·act·able \-ˈzak-tə-bəl\ adjective
— ex·ac·tor also ex·act·er \-ˈzak-tər\ noun
See Examples of EXACT
- They would not rest until they had exacted revenge.
- He was able to exact a promise from them.
Origin of EXACT
Middle English, to require as payment, from Latin exactus, past participle of exigere to drive out, demand, measure, from ex- + agere to drive — more at agent
First Known Use: 1564
Related to EXACT
Synonyms: call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, enjoin, demand, insist (on), press (for), quest, stipulate (for)
Antonyms: remit
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Rhymes with EXACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, playact, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, transact, unbacked
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