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Exact Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Exact? [adj] exact in performance or amount; strictly correct; "a precise instrument"; "a precise measurement" [adj] marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" [v] take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" [v] claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Exact: accurate \| claim \| correct \| direct \| literal \| mathematical \| photographic \| precise \| right \| rigorous \| strict \| take \| verbatim \| word-for-word Related Terms \| Find terms related to Exact: accurate \| appreciative \| ask \| ask for \| assess \| attentive \| badger \| be hurting for \| be indicated \| blackmail \| brook no denial \| burden with \| call for \| careful \| challenge \| charge \| charge for \| claim \| clamor for \| close \| compel \| conscientious \| conscionable \| constant \| consummate \| correct \| critical \| cry for \| cry out for \| delicate \| demand \| demanding \| detailed \| dictate \| differential \| direct \| discriminate \| discriminating \| discriminative \| distinctive \| distinguishing \| enforce \| enjoin \| even \| exacting \| exigent \| express \| exquisite \| extort \| extract \| faithful \| fasten upon \| fastidious \| faultless \| fine \| finical \| finicking \| finicky \| force from \| freight with \| full \| fussy \| gouge \| have occasion for \| heedful \| identical \| impose \| impose on \| impose upon \| indent \| inerrable \| inerrant \| infallible \| inflict on \| inflict upon \| insist on \| insist upon \| issue an ultimatum \| lay \| lay on \| leave no option \| levy \| levy blackmail \| literal \| make a demand \| make dutiable \| mathematical \| methodical \| meticulous \| micrometrically precise \| microscopic \| minute \| narrow \| necessitate \| need \| nice \| oblige \| order \| order up \| orderly \| painstaking \| particular \| perfect \| picayune \| pinch \| pinpoint \| place \| place an order \| precious \| precise \| precisian \| precisianistic \| precisionist \| precisionistic \| prerequire \| pro rata \| proper \| prorate \| pry loose from \| punctilious \| punctual \| puristic \| put \| put down \| put in requisition \| put on \| put upon \| refined \| religious \| religiously exact \| rend \| rend from \| require \| requisition \| right \| rigid \| rigorous \| rip \| rip from \| saddle with \| scientific \| scientifically exact \| screw \| scrupulous \| scrutinizing \| selective \| selfsame \| sensitive \| set \| severe \| shake \| shake down \| snatch from \| special \| specific \| square \| squeeze \| stick for \| strict \| subject to \| subtle \| tactful \| take doing \| take no denial \| task \| tax \| tear from \| thorough \| tithe \| true \| undeviating \| unerring \| very \| want \| want doing \| warn \| weight down with \| wrench \| wrench from \| wrest \| wring \| wring from \| yoke with See Also \| ask \| call \| call for \| call in \| command \| demand \| involve \| necessitate \| need \| perfect \| postulate \| require Exact In Webster's Dictionary \Exact"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See {Agent}, {Act}.] 1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts. I took a great pains to make out the exact truth. --Jowett (Thucyd. ) 2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. ``I see thou art exact of taste.'' --Milton. 3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reason. --Shak. \Exact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one. He said into them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. --Luke. iii. 13. Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden. My designs Exact me in another place. --Massinger. \Ex*act"\, v. i. To practice exaction. [R.] The anemy shall not exact upon him. --Ps. lxxxix. 22.

Exact Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exact?

[adj] exact in performance or amount; strictly correct; "a precise instrument"; "a precise measurement"
[adj] marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"
[v] take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
[v] claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

Exact In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of
exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine,
measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See {Agent},
{Act}.]
1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;
   perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short
   in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock
   keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of
   a letter; exact accounts.

         I took a great pains to make out the exact truth.
                                               --Jowett
                                               (Thucyd. )

2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a
   promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact
   in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. ``I
   see thou art exact of taste.'' --Milton.

3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

         An exact command, Larded with many several sorts of
         reason.                               --Shak.


\Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.
exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.]
To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a
right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel
to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward
when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one
subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,
etc., from or of some one.

      He said into them, Exact no more than that which is
      appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.
                                               13.

      Years of servise past From grateful souls exact reward
      at last                                  --Dryden.

      My designs Exact me in another place.    --Massinger.


\Ex*act"\, v. i.
To practice exaction. [R.]

      The anemy shall not exact upon him.      --Ps. lxxxix.
                                               22.

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