exercise

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Synonyms: exorcise, sexercise, exercice, expertise, excise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exersize, energise, eternise

Antonyms: exorcise, sexercise, exercice, expertise, excise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exersize, energise, eternise

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q334600}} {{lb|en|countable}} Any [[activity]] designed to develop or [[hone]] a [[skill]] or [[ability]].
2. {{senseid|en|Q219067 or Q6817456}} {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, [[strength]] and [[fitness]].
3. A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
4. The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

Verb

1. To [[exert]] for the sake of [[training]] or [[improvement]]; to [[practice]] in order to [[develop]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To perform [[physical]] [[activity]] for [[health]] or training.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To use (a right, an option, etc.); to [[put into practice]].
4. {{lb|en|now|often|in passive}} To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

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