adj.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zakt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, to require as payment, from Latin exactus, past participle of exigere to drive out, demand, measure, from ex- + agere to drive ― more at AGENT
Date: 1564
1 : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain <from them has been exact ed the ultimate sacrifice ― D. D. Eisenhower>
2 : to call for as necessary or desirable
synonyms see DEMAND
– ex · act · able \ - ' zak-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– ex · ac · tor also ex · act · er \ - ' zak-t ə r \ noun