| Exact (exact) |
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| Ex*act" |
| [L. exactus
precise, accurate, p. p. of exigere to drive out, to demand,
enforce, finish, determine, measure; ex out + agere to
drive; cf. F. exact. See Agent, Act.] |
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact,
or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling
short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps
exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact
copy of a letter; exact accounts.
Habitually careful to agree with a
standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a
man exact in observing an appointment; in my doings I was
exact.
Precisely or definitely conceived or
stated; strict.
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| Ex*act" |
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To demand or require authoritatively or
peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding
of; to compel to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or
reward when none is due; -- followed by from or of
before the one subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute,
fees, obedience, etc., from or of some one.
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| Ex*act" |
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