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exertion|ɛgˈzɜːʃən|
[as if ad. L. *exertiōn-em (exsertiōn-em): see exert v. and exsertion.]
†1. The action of putting forth; manifestation, display. Const. of. Obs.
1668Howe Bless. Righteous (1825) 252 O my Soul take thy allowed pleasure in such exertions of God, as thou dost now experience in thyself. 1682Sir T. Browne Chr. Mor. 33 Could we..apprehend the ideated man, and as he stood in the intellect of God upon the first exertion by creation. a1768Secker Serm. I. x, A proper exertion of that chearfulness, which God hath plainly designed us to shew. 1796Jane Austen Sense & Sens. (1849) 99 An exertion of spirits, which increased with her increase of emotion.
2. The action or habit of exerting or putting into active operation (an organ, the faculties, or habit of the body or mind); the action of exercising or putting in force (power, a principle). Also an instance of this. Const. of.
1677Hale Prim. Orig. Man. i. i. 21 The several exertions of the several organs relating to their several functions. 1736Butler Anal. i. v. Wks. 1874 I. 88 Habits of the mind are produced by the exertion of inward practical principles. 1756Burke Vind. Nat. Soc. Wks. 1842 I. 15 A timidity which hinders the full exertion of his faculties. 1761–2Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) III. App. iii. 600 [Elizabeth's] imperious temper..rendered her exertions of power violent and frequent. 1818Jas. Mill Brit. India II. v. vi. 568 Carrying the exertion of their powers to a height more extraordinary than they had before attempted. 1828Scott F.M. Perth xxiv, By a skilful exertion of strength and address, the body of Bonthron was placed safely on the ground.
attrib.1889Pall Mall G. 2 Dec. 6/2 Exertion money, that is, the girls are set to work against one another by the promise that those who work hardest shall be paid..extra.
3. The action of exerting oneself; vigorous action; effort; an instance or mode of exerting oneself.
1777Robertson Hist. Amer. I. ii. 125 The constitution of their bodies [was] naturally..unaccustomed to the laborious exertions of industry. 1806–7J. Beresford Miseries Hum. Life (1826) ii. xxxvi, Working the dumb-bells and other irrational exertions. 1810Wellington in Gurw. Disp. VI. 327 To stimulate others to similar exertions. 1844Thirlwall Greece VIII. lxi. 100 The fire was soon extinguished by the exertions of the soldiers. 1855Sir H. Douglas Mil. Bridges vi. 289 Every exertion should be made..to restore a passage. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xxii. 152 To keep up the proper supply of heat by increased exertion. 1876J. H. Newman Hist. Sk. I. ii. i. 247 His health..was as yet unequal to the exertion of pleading. |