exhort

Exhort is defined as to urge someone to take as specific action by using strong advice or a warning.

(verb)

An example of exhort is to encourage a person to take great caution when climbing a mountain.

See exhort in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to urge earnestly by advice, warning, etc. (to do what is proper or required); admonish strongly

Origin: ME exhorten < L exhortari, to exhort < ex-, out + hortari, to urge: see hortatory

See exhort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ex·hort·ed, ex·hort·ing, ex·horts

verb, transitive

To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line.

verb, intransitive

To make urgent appeal.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English exhorten

Origin: , from Latin exhortārī

Origin: : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex-

Origin: + hortārī, to encourage; see gher-² in Indo-European roots

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