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exact (v.)
(v.) to demand and get; to force payment of
The hurricane exacted a heavy toll of the town: three dead and millions of dollars in property damage.
Related English words: exactable, exacter, exaction, exactor
Latin root words: exactio, exactionis, f. - a driving out; a demanding; exactus, exacta, exactum - precise; ago, agere, egi, actus - to do; drive
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