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Exact

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Verb

1. demand, exact

claim as due or just

Example Sentences:
'The bank demanded payment of the loan'

2. claim, exact, take

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

Example Sentences:
'the accident claimed three lives'
'The hard work took its toll on her'

Adjective

3. exact

marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

Example Sentences:
'an exact mind'
'an exact copy'
'hit the exact center of the target'

4. accurate, exact, precise

(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

Example Sentences:
'a precise image'
'a precise measurement'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Exact

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adjective
1. 
correct in every detail; strictly accurate
an exact copy
2. 
precise, as opposed to approximate; neither more nor less
the exact sum
3. (prenominal)
specific; particular
this exact spot
4. 
operating with very great precision
exact instruments
5. 
allowing no deviation from a standard; rigorous; strict
an exact mind
6. 
based mainly on measurement and the formulation of laws, as opposed to description and classification
physics is an exact science
verb (transitive)
7. 
to force or compel (payment or performance); extort
to exact tribute
8. 
to demand as a right; insist upon
to exact respect from one's employees
9. 
to call for or require
this work exacts careful effort

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Exact

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adjective
1. 
characterized by, requiring, or capable of accuracy of detail; very accurate; methodical; correct
an exact science
2. 
not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise
an exact replica
3. 
being the very (one specified or understood)
the exact spot where I put it
4. 
strict; severe; rigorous
an exact disciplinarian
verb transitive
5. 
to force payment of; extort
with from or of
6. 
to demand and get by authority or force; insist on
with from or of
7. 
to call for; make necessary; require

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Exact

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adj.
1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality: an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words.
2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate: an exact figure; an exact science.
3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules: an exact speaker.
tr.v. ex·act·ed, ex·act·ing, ex·acts
1. To force the payment or yielding of; extort: exact tribute from a conquered people.
2. To demand and obtain by force or authority: a harsh leader who exacts obedience.
3. To inflict (vengeance or punishment, for example).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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