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Exhort: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Exhort verb. To urge someone strongly and earnestly to do something.
How to say it
ig-ZORT/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (ZORT). Forms: exhorted.
Exhort in a sentence
The coach exhorted the team to forget the first half and play for each other.
Posters exhort commuters to stand on the right.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- urge
- implore
- press
- spur
Opposite:
- discourage
- dissuade
Where exhort comes from
From Latin exhortari, from ex-, thoroughly, and hortari, to encourage.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Posters _____ commuters to stand on the right.
- exhort
- equivocate
- dissuade
Show the answer
exhort: Posters exhort commuters to stand on the right.