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exercised

/ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
ex-er-cised
IPA
/ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of exercise

adj

The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.

adj

Experienced, practiced, trained.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise English -ed English exercised From exercise + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/
  • British English: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪzd/

Inflected Forms

more exercised (comparative) most exercised (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonexercised underexercised unexercised

Rhymes With

unexercised

Questions

How do you pronounce exercised?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/.
What does exercised mean?
simple past and past participle of exercise
Where does exercised come 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 Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise English -ed English exercised From exercise + -ed.

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