1. exact - verb
· claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
Synonym(s): demand
Hypernym(s): claim
2. exact - verb
· take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
Hypernym(s): necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
3. exacting - adjective
· having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
Synonym(s): fastidious
4. exacting - adjective
· severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
5. exacting - adjective
· requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
Synonym(s): exigent
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