Link Centre Dictionary

exsert

ex·sert

UK/ɪkˈsɜː(ɹ)t/ uncommon

verb

1.

thrust or extend out

  • “He held out his hand”
  • “point a finger”
  • “extend a hand”
  • “the bee exserted its sting”

Origin

From Latin exsertus, past participle of exserō (“to stretch out or forth”). See exert.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.