exhort

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin exhortor (“‘encourage’”), from ex- + hortor (“‘incite, spur’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ɨgˈzʰɔɹt
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

[edit] Verb

to exhort (third-person singular simple present exhorts, present participle exhorting, simple past and past participle exhorted)

1. To urge; to advise earnestly.
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

     Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having walked out on them, perhaps because Harry’s descent into listlessness galvanized his dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the other two into action.

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• See also Wikisaurus:advise
• implore

[edit] Derived terms

• exhortation

[edit] Related terms

• hortative
• hortatory

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