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      exerting
      verb
      make a great effort at a mental or physical task
      have and exercise
      put to use
      Roots
      exex- · Latin · out, forthsero-ert · Latin · join, put
      Words related to exerting
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      Where does exerting come from?

      The word exerting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -ert, from Latin sero (“join, put”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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