exercised

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
exercise/ˈeksəsʌɪz/

▶noun

• 1 physical activity carried out for the sake of health and fitness.

• 2 an activity carried out for a specific purpose: an exercise in public relations.

  ■ a task set to practise or test a skill.

  ■ a military drill or training manoeuvre.

• 3 the application of a faculty, right, or process: the exercise of authority.

• 4 (exercises) N. Amer. ceremonies.

▶verb

• 1 use or apply (a faculty, right, or process).

• 2 take or subject to physical exercise.

• 3 worry or perplex.

– derivatives
exercisable adjective,
exerciser noun.

– origin ME: via OFr. from L. exercitium, from exercere ‘keep busy, practise’.