Engage and Exert

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

Exert and engage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exert" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Exert

Exert verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.
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Synonyms for Exert

Engage and exert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Exert".

Nearby Words: exertion, exerting

Common collocations

force engage force exert force
kind engage kind exert kind
army engage army exert army
time engage time exert time
Other words: ship, forces, powers.
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