exhort
[ ig-zawrt ]
/ ɪgˈzɔrt /
verb (used with object)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
verb (used without object)
to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings.
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RELATED WORDS
beseech, admonish, incite, encourage, persuade, caution, enjoin, advise, prod, preach, counsel, prick, propel, bid, goad, insist, entreat, pressure, plead, press
Nearby words
- exhilarate,
- exhilarated,
- exhilarating,
- exhilaration,
- exhilarative,
- exhortation,
- exhortative,
- exhumation,
- exhume,
- exigeant
Origin of exhort
1375–1425; late Middle English ex(h)orte < Latin exhortārī to encourage greatly, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hortārī to urge
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exhort
/ (ɪɡˈzɔːt) /
verb
to urge or persuade (someone) earnestly; advise strongly
Word Origin for exhort
C14: from Latin exhortārī, from hortārī to urge
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exhort
c.1400, from Old French exhorer (13c.) and directly from Latin exhortari "to exhort, encourage, stimulate" (see exhortation). Related: Exhorted; exhorting.
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