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   Ex·act

   /iɡˈzak(t)/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not approximated in any way; precise: "the exact details were still being worked out"
   • ▪ accurate or correct in all details: "an exact replica, two feet tall, was constructed" Similar preciseaccuratecorrectfaithfulclosetrueveraciousliteralstrictunerringfaultlesserrorlesserror-freeperfectimpeccableexplicitdetailedminutemeticulousthoroughblow-by-blowinch-perfectinformal:on the nailon the markon the beamon the buttonspot onbang onon the moneyOpposite inexactinaccurate
   • ▪ (of a person) tending to be accurate and careful about minor details: "she was an exact, clever manager" Similar carefulmeticulouspainstakingprecisepunctiliousconscientiousrigorousscrupulousexactingmethodicalsystematicwell organizedorderedorderlycontrolledOpposite careless
   • ▪ (of a subject of study) permitting precise or absolute measurements as a basis for rigorously testable theories: "psychomedicine isn't an exact science yet"

   verb

   • 1. demand and obtain (something, especially a payment) from someone: "tributes exacted from the Slavic peoples" Similar demandrequireinsist oncommandcall forimposerequestask forexpectlook forextractcompelforcewringwrestsqueezeobtainarchaic:constrain
   • ▪ inflict (revenge) on someone: "he exacts a cruel revenge against the winning candidate" Similar inflictimposedeliveradministerissueapply

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exactable adjective
   • 2. exactor noun

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   EXACT meaning: 1. in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way: 2. producing results that can be…. Learn more.

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   strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description. precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum; the exact date. admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous.

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   EXACT definition: 1. completely correct in every detail: 2. to demand and get something from someone. Learn more.

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   Define exact: to demand and get (something, such as payment or revenge) especially by using force or threats—usage, synonyms, more.

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   v.t. to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children. to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people. Latin exāctus (past participle of exigere drive out, thrust out), equivalent. to ex- ex - 1 + ag ( ere) to drive + -tus past participle suffix.