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exerceo.

to keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɛkˈsɛr.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[eɡˈzɛr.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to keep busy, keep at work, drive on; occupy, practise, employ, exercise (something in a form of action)

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  2. to harass, worry

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  3. to oversee, superintend, operate

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  4. to work (at)

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  5. to train, to exercise (e.g., for a race or sport)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō From ex- (“out of, from”) + arceō (“enclose; ward off”).

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