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esercitare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assert verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
  • exert verb To apply or make use of something, such as force, influence, or effort.

Senses

esercitare is used for these senses in English:

  • assert To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  • drill (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
  • exercise To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
  • exercise (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
  • exert (transitive) To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.

assert — full definition

  1. verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
  2. verb To insist on a right, claim, or opinion, refusing to be ignored or overridden.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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