1 | verb | claim as due or just 2 | verb | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 3 | adjective | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact 4 | adjective | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct

igz'akt (IPA: ɪɡzˈækt)

ex-act (5 letters | 2 syllables)

1533 (European Renaissance) (493 years ago)

Latin

written: 4051st most common (1 in 43478 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% verb)

spoken: 3073rd most common (1 in 76923 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

exacted | exacting | exacts | exacter | exactest

demand | claim | take | accurate | precise (total: 5)

inexact | doubtful

call | call in | command

claim | ask | call for | demand | involve | necessitate | need | postulate | require | take (total: 10)

abstract | attacked | attract | backed | blacked | counterattacked | cracked | detract | diffract | distract | enact | extract | fact | hacked | impact | ... (total: 42) (based on typical American pronunciation)

enact | exalt

(none among common words)

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Dead-on | Demand | Get by coercion | Get by force | Kind of change | Meticulous | Obtain by demand | Obtain, as vengeance | On the money | Precise | Right on | Squeeze (from) | Strict (total: 13) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)

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