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exact /ig-zaktˈ/ transitive verb- To force out
- To compel payment of
- To demand and obtain
- To extort
- To require as indispensable or prerequisite
intransitive verb To practise extortion adjective- Precise
- Rigorous
- Accurate
- Absolutely correct
- Finished
- Consummate
- Strict in correctness of detail
ORIGIN: L exigere, exāctum to demand or to weigh strictly, from ex from, and agere to drive exactˈable adjective exactˈing adjective - Compelling full payment
- Unreasonable in making demands
- Demanding much, challenging or difficult
exactˈingly adverb exactˈingness noun exacˈtion noun - The act of exacting or demanding strictly
- An oppressive demand
- Something which is exacted, as (excessive) work or tribute
exactˈitude noun - Exactness
- Correctness
exactˈly adverb exactˈment noun exactˈness noun - The quality of being exact or precise
- Accuracy
exactˈor or exactˈer noun - (also fem exactˈress) a person who exacts
- An extortionist
- Someone who claims rights, often too strictly
exact sciences plural noun The mathematical sciences, whose results are precisely measurable not exactly - Not altogether
- Not at all (informal or ironic)
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