[ɛɡˈzakt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not approximated in any way; precise
(e.g: the exact details were still being worked out)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’

[ɛɡˈzakt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- demand and obtain (something) from someone
(e.g: he exacted promises that another Watergate would never be allowed to happen)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’