exert
C1UK /ɪɡˈzɜːt/US /ɪɡˈzɜːrt/
Meaning
verb
to use power or influence to affect somebody/something
“He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.”
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He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
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