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Main Entry:: ¹ex·act
Pronunciation:: \ig-ˈzakt\
Function:: transitive verb
Etymology:: Middle English, to require as payment, from Latin exactus, past participle of exigere to drive out, demand, measure, from ex- + agere to drive — more at agent
Date:: 1564

1 : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain <from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice — D. D. Eisenhower> 2 : to call for as necessary or desirable

synonyms see demand

— ex·act·able

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\-ˈzak-tə-bəl\ adjective

— ex·ac·tor also ex·act·er

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\-ˈzak-tər\ noun

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