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exhort
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ex·hort  (g-zôrt)
v. ex·hort·ed, ex·hort·ing, ex·horts
v.tr.
To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line.
v.intr.
To make urgent appeal.

[Middle English exhorten, from Latin exhortr : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + hortr, to encourage; see gher-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ex·horter n.

exhort
Verb
Formal to urge (someone) earnestly [Latin exhortari]
exhortation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.exhort - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event
encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
2.exhortexhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
hurry, rush - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"
push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
advocate, preach - speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

exhort
Translations

exhort [ɪgˈzɔːt] vtexhortar
exhort [ɪgˈzɔːt] vtexhorter
exhort [ɪgˈzɔːt] vt to exhort sb to do sth → jdn ermahnen, etw zu tun
exhort [ɪgˈzɔːt] vtesortare

exhort
v exhort [igˈzoːt]
to urge strongly and earnestly. aanspoor, aandring opيَحُثُّубеждавамnaléhattilskynde; formaneermahnenπροτρέπωexhortarmanitsemaتشویق و ترغیب کردنkehottaaexhorterלְהָפצִירउपदेश देनाopominjati, poticatibuzdítmendesakhvetja, eggjaesortare熱心に勧める열심히 권하다raginti, skatintipierunāt; pārliecinātmendesakaanmanenformanezaklinać, usilnie namawiaćexortara îndemnaпризыватьnaliehaťopominjatinavestiuppmana, eggaกระตุ้นให้ทำteşvik etmek勸勉, 忠告закликати, спонукатиتنبیہہ کرناhô hào,
n ˌexhorˈtation [egzoː-]
vermaning, aanmaningحَثٌّ، حَضٌّувещаванеnabádánítilskyndelse; formaningdie Ermahnungπαραίνεση, παρακίνησηexhortaciónmanitsusسفارش؛ هشدارkehotusexhortationהִפצִירउपदेशopomenaintés, buzdításdesakanhvatning, eggjunesortazione勧め권고raginimas, pamokymaspierunāšana; pārliecināšanadesakanaanmaningformaningnamawianie, napomnienieexortaçãoîndemnпризывnabádanieopozorilonavođenjemaning, uppmaningการให้คำแนะนำ; สิ่งกระตุ้นteşvik勸勉спонука, закликنصیحت فضیحتhành động hô hào

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