Exert :: Exert (v. t.) To thrust forth; to emit; to push out.
Exert :: Exert (v. t.) 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..
Exert :: Exert (v. t.) To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to bring to bear; to do or perform..
Exertion :: Exertion (n.) The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day..
Exertive :: Exertive (a.) Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.