dehort

[ dih-hawrt ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to try to dissuade.

Other Words From

• de·hor·ta·tion [dee-hawr-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
• de·horta·tive de·hor·ta·to·ry [dih-, hawr, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective noun
• de·horter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehort¹

1525–35; < Latin dēhortārī to dissuade, equivalent to dē- de- + hortārī to urge ( hor ( īrī ) to urge + -t- frequentative suffix + -ārī infinitive suffix)

Example Sentences

Exhort remains; but dehort a word whose place neither dissuade nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us.

From Project Gutenberg

He says: "I dehort mine from Christmas keeping and charge them to forbear."

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