To exact something is to not only demand it, but also obtain it. The most common things exacted—revenge, retribution, and that ilk—often require physical force, but other things.
EXACT definition: strictly accurate or correct. See examples of exact used in a sentence.
EXACT definition: 1. in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way: 2. producing results that can be.. Learn more.
- strictly accurate or correct: an exact description. 2. precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact date. 3. admitting of no deviation, as laws or discipline; strict or rigorous. 4. capable of the greatest.
If something's exact, it's precise and completely accurate — as opposed to a guess, an estimate, or an approximation.
Exact definition: Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality.
to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children. to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.
