exert vs utilize

exert and utilize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exert	No	No	Yes	No
utilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of exert; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than exert:

exert: put to use
utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of exert include apply, employ, use, utilise.

exert (verb)	utilize (verb)
put to use	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
have and exercise	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
make a great effort at a mental or physical task