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exhort

ex·hort

UK/ɛɡˈzɔːt/ US/ɪɡˈzɔːt/ uncommon

verb

1.

urge on or encourage especially by shouts

  • “The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
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2.

force or impel in an indicated direction

  • “I urged him to finish his studies”
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Origin

From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + hortārī (“to incite, spur”).

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