exsert

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verb

ex·​sert ek-ˈsərt 

exserted; exserting; exserts

transitive verb

: to thrust out

exsertion

ek-ˈsər-shən 

noun

exsertion

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noun

ex·​ser·​tion (ˈ)ek¦sərshən 

plural -s

: the action of exserting or state of being exserted

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Latin exsertus, past participle of exserere — more at exert

First Known Use

Verb

1816, in the meaning defined above