| Exercise (exercise) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ex"er*cise |
| [F. exercice,
L. exercitium, from exercere, exercitum, to
drive on, keep, busy, prob. orig., to thrust or drive out of the
inclosure; ex out + arcere to shut up, inclose. See
Ark.] |
The act of exercising; a setting
in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity;
exertion; application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in
general; practice.
Exertion for the sake of training or
improvement whether physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to
acquire skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc.
Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping
the organs and functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as,
to take exercise on horseback.
The performance of an office, a ceremony,
or a religious duty.
That which is done for the sake of
exercising, practicing, training, or promoting skill, health, mental,
improvement, moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or
prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson; a task;
as, military or naval exercises; musical exercises; an
exercise in composition.
That which gives practice; a trial; a
test.
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| Exercise (exercise) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Ex"er*cise |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Exercised (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Exercising (?).] |
To set
in action] to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give
employment to; to put in action habitually or constantly; to school
or train; to exert repeatedly; to busy.
To exert for the sake of training or
improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve
by practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose of
training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self
in music; to exercise troops.
To occupy the attention and effort of; to
task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to
vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline; as,
exercised with pain.
To put in practice; to carry out in
action; to perform the duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as,
to exercise authority; to exercise an office.
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| Exercise (exercise) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Ex"er*cise |
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To exercise
one's self, as under military training; to drill; to take exercise;
to use action or exertion; to practice gymnastics; as, to
exercise for health or amusement.
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