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- Dictionaryexhort/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
verb
- 1. strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something: "I exhorted her to be a good child"
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EXHORT definition: 1. to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly encourage or…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXHORT is to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly. How to use exhort in a sentence. Did you know?
Exhort definition: to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.. See examples of EXHORT used in a sentence.
1. to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. v.i. 2. to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings. [1375–1425; late Middle English ex (h)orte < Latin exhortārī to encourage = ex- ex - 1 + hortārī to urge] ex•hort′er, n.
EXHORT meaning: 1. to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something: 2. to strongly encourage or…. Learn more.
"When he heard the crowd exhort him with stomping and cheers, he knew that he could finish the marathon." Some synonyms for exhort include stimulate, excite, and urge on. Words and shouts can exhort, and this is especially true when the recipient of those chants fears coming up short with an effort.
If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. [ formal ] Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.
Definition of exhort verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Exhort definition: To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal.
exhort meaning, definition, what is exhort: to try very hard to persuade someone to ...: Learn more.
