Meaning of EXHORT
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zort
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- [v] force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
- [v] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
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| | Synonyms: | | barrack, cheer, inspire, pep up, press, urge, urge on |
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| | See Also: | | advise, advocate, bear on, cheerlead, counsel, encourage, preach, push | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ex*hort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhorted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Exhorting}.] [L. exhortari; ex out + hortari to incite,
encourage; cf. F. exhorter. See {Hortative}.]
To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by
arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address
exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or
caution.
Examples gross as earth exhort me. --Shak.
Let me exhort you to take care of yourself. --J. D.
Forbes.
\Ex*hort"\, v. i.
To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite
to good deeds.
With many other words did he testify and exhort. --Acts
ii. 40.
\Ex*hort"\, n.
Exhortation. [Obs.] --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | admonish, advocate, blandish, cajole, call on, call upon, caution, charge, coax, egg on, encourage, enjoin, expostulate, goad, high-pressure, importune, incite, induce, insist, insist upon, issue a caveat, jawbone, lobby, move, nag, persuade, plead, plead with, preach, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, push, recommend, remonstrate, sic, soft-soap, spur, stimulate, sweet-talk, urge, warn, wheedle, work on |
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