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Definition of 'exhort'

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exhort

(ɪgzɔːʳt )
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense exhorts , present participle exhorting , past tense, past participle exhorted
verb
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. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
He exhorted his companions, 'Try to accomplish your aim with diligence'. [VERB noun with quote]
Synonyms: urge, warn, encourage, advise   More Synonyms of exhort
exhortation (egzɔːʳteɪʃən )Word forms: plural exhortations   variable noun
Foreign funds alone are clearly not enough, nor are exhortations to reform.
Synonyms: urging, warning, advice, counsel   More Synonyms of exhort
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exhort in British

(ɪɡˈzɔːt )
verb
to urge or persuade (someone) earnestly; advise strongly
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Derived forms
exhortative (ɪɡˈzɔːtətɪv ) or exhortatory (exˈhortatory)
  adjective
exhorter (exˈhorter)
  noun
Word origin of 'exhort'
C14: from Latin exhortārī, from hortārī to urge
Word Frequency

exhort in American

(ɛgˈzɔrt ; egzôrtˈ; ɪgˈzɔrt ; igzôrtˈ)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to urge earnestly by advice, warning, etc. (to do what is proper or required); admonish strongly
SIMILAR WORDS:  urge
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'exhort'
ME exhorten < L exhortari, to exhort < ex-, out + hortari, to urge: see hortatory

Example sentences containing 'exhort'

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She exhorted people to use ingredients with flavour and cook them with simplicity. Times, Sunday Times (2006)

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Translations for 'exhort'

British English: exhort VERB
If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it.
He exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
  • American English: exhort
  • Brazilian Portuguese: exortar
  • Chinese: 劝
  • European Spanish: exhortar
  • French: exhorter
  • German: ermahnen
  • Italian: esortare
  • Japanese: 呼びかける
  • Korean: 촉구하다
  • European Portuguese: exortar
  • Spanish: exhortar

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