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exact
verb
to
demand
and
obtain
something
,
especially
by
authority
or
force
.
•
The
conquerors
exacted
a
heavy
tax
from
the
defeated
city
.
The
conquerors
exacted
a
heavy
tax
from
the
defeated
city
.
•
Rebels
vowed
to
exact
revenge
for
the
villagers
’
suffering
.
Rebels
vowed
to
exact
revenge
for
the
villagers
’
suffering
.
From
Latin
exactus
,
past
participle
of
exigere
meaning
“
to
demand
or
drive
out
,”
taken
into
English
as
a
verb
in
the
late
15th
century
.
