exhort

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) +‎ hortārī (“to incite, spur”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɔːt/, /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɔɹt/, /ɪɡˈzɔɹt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Hyphenation: ex‧hort === Verb === exhort (third-person singular simple present exhorts, present participle exhorting, simple past and past participle exhorted) To urge; to advise earnestly. Synonyms: counsel, implore; see also Thesaurus:advise Antonyms: dehort (rare or obsolete), dissuade ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===