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- Dictionaryex·hort/iɡˈzôrt/
verb
- 1. strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something: "“Come on, you guys,” exhorted Linda"
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The meaning of EXHORT is to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly. How to use exhort in a sentence. Did you know?
EXHORT definition: 1. to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly encourage or…. Learn more.
Exhort definition: to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.. See examples of EXHORT used in a sentence.
French roots for the word exhort mean "thoroughly encourage," so to exhort is to fill up with encouragement! "When he heard the crowd exhort him with stomping and cheers, he knew that he could finish the marathon." Some synonyms for exhort include stimulate, excite, and urge on.
EXHORT meaning: 1. to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly encourage or…. Learn more.
If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. [ formal ] Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
v.tr. To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line. v.intr. To make an urgent appeal. [Middle English exhorten, from Latin exhortārī : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + hortārī, to encourage; see gher- in Indo-European roots .] ex·hort′er n.
Definition of exhort verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Exhort definition: To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal.
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