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EXACT', a. egzact'. [L. exactus, from exigo, to drive; ex and ago. Gr. to drive,...
EXACT'ED, pp. Demanded or required by authority; extorted.
EXACT'ING, ppr. Demanding and compelling to pay or yield under color of authorit...
EXAC'TION, n. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yiel...
EXACT'ITUDE, n. Exactness. [Little used.]
EXACT'LY, adv. Precisely according to rule or measure; nicely; accurately. A ten...
EXACT'NESS, n. Accuracy; nicety; precision; as, to make experiments with exactne...
EXACT'OR, n. One who exacts; an officer who collects tribute, taxes or customs. ...
EXACT'RESS, n. A female who exacts or is severe in her injunctions.
EXAC'UATE, v.t. [L. exacuo.] To whet or sharpen. [Not in use.]
EXAG'GERATE, v.t. [L. exaggero; ex and aggero, to heap, from agger, a heap.] 1. ...
EXAG'GERATED, pp. Enlarged beyond the truth.
EXAG'GERATING, ppr. Enlarging or amplifying beyond the truth.
EXAGGERA'TION, n. A heaping together; heap; accumulation. 1. In rhetoric, amplif...
EXAG'GERATORY, a. Containing exaggeration.
EXAG'ITATE, v.t. [L. exagito.] To shake; to agitate; to reproach. [Little used.]