Definition of exhort Exhort
/ɪgzɔˈɹt/ - [igzort] - ex•hort
We found 11 definitions of exhort from 6 different sources.
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What does exhort mean?
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| exhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" | ||
| urge, urge on, press | ||
| counsel, rede, advise give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" | ||
| hurry, rush urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" | ||
| bear on, push 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" | ||
| exhort - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" | ||
| cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, pep up | ||
| encourage spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" | ||
| cheerlead act as a cheerleader in a sports event | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- exhort (v. t.)
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. - exhort (v. i.)
To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds. - exhort (n.)
Exhortation.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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exhort
To advise earnestly. -
exhort
To force or impel in a given direction. -
exhort
To spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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exhort
egz-hort′, or egz-ōrt′, v.t. to urge strongly to good deeds, esp. by words or advice: to animate: to advise or warn.—n. Exhortā′tion, act of exhorting: language intended to exhort: counsel: a religious discourse.—adjs. Exhort′ative, Exhort′atory, tending to exhort or advise. [L. exhortāri, -ātus—ex, inten., hortāri, to urge.]
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🔤- exhort, verb, present, 1st person singular of exhort (infinitive).
- exhort, verb (infinitive).
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