CEFR C2

to exact

verb

Meaning

Forcefully demand and obtain something, typically a payment, revenge, or obedience, from someone.

Examples

The kidnappers threatened to exact a heavy ransom from the family if the police were contacted.
He vowed to exact his revenge on those who had betrayed his trust during the campaign.

Synonyms: demand, require, extract, wrest

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to exact (C2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzækt/

Definition

Forcefully demand and obtain something, typically a payment, revenge, or obedience, from someone.

Examples

The kidnappers threatened to exact a heavy ransom from the family if the police were contacted.
He vowed to exact his revenge on those who had betrayed his trust during the campaign.

How to Use to exact

exact [something] from [someone] (collocation): To force someone to give something. — "The tyrant sought to exact taxes from the impoverished peasants."
exact a toll (idiom): To cause damage or loss over time. — "The long hours of work began to exact a heavy toll on his health."

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