exhort
11exhort — UK [ɪɡˈzɔː(r)t] / US [ɪɡˈzɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms exhort : present tense I/you/we/they exhort he/she/it exhorts present participle exhorting past tense exhorted past participle exhorted formal to try to persuade someone to do something… …
12exhort — ex|hort [ıgˈzo:t US o:rt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: exhorter, from Latin exhortari, from hortari to suggest very strongly ] formal to try very hard to persuade someone to do something = ↑urge exhort sb to do sth ▪ Police exhorted… …
13exhort — [[t]ɪgzɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] exhorts, exhorting, exhorted VERB If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. [FORMAL] [V n to inf] Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence... [V n with quote]… …
14exhort — verb (T) formal to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: exhort sb to do sth: He exhorted the troops to prepare for battle. exhortation noun (C, U) …
15exhort — /əgˈzɔt / (say uhg zawt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) 1. to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. –verb (i) 2. to make exhortation; give admonition. {Middle English exhort(en), from Latin exhortārī urge, encourage} –exhorter, noun …
16exhort — v.tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) urge or advise strongly or earnestly. Derivatives: exhortative adj. exhortatory adj. exhorter n. Etymology: ME f. OF exhorter or L exhortari (as EX (1), hortari exhort) …
17exhort against — index dissuade, expostulate, protest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
18exhort to take heed — index caution Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19exhort — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exorter, from Latin exhortari, from ex + hortari to incite more at yearn Date: 15th century transitive verb to incite by argument or advice ; urge strongly < exhorting voters to do the right thing …
20exhort — exhorter, n. exhortingly, adv. /ig zawrt /, v.t. 1. to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. v.i. 2. to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings. [1375 1425; late ME ex(h)orte < L exhortari to encourage greatly, equiv. to …
