tr.v. ex·sert·ed, ex·sert·ing, ex·serts To thrust (something) out or forth; cause to protrude. adj. also ex·sert·ed (-sûrtĭd) Thrust outward or protruding, as stamens projecting beyond petals. [Latin exserere, exsert-; see EXERT.] ex·sertion n. |
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