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exacted

verb
Sayig-ZAKT-id/ɪɡˈzæktɪd/

1 meaning of exacted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of exact. Use this form for something that was demanded and taken before now.

    The king exacted a heavy tax from every farmer in the land.

    Years of hard work exacted a real cost on her health.

    Note

exacted is a form of exact

exact, verb: To force someone to pay or do something, sometimes in a harsh way. Full entry

Forms
exactexacts he/she/itexacting -ing formexacted past tense, past participle
Spelling
exact → exacted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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