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exhort
ex·hort
[
ig záwrt
]
(
past and past participle
ex·hort·ed
,
present participle
ex·hort·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·horts
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive verb
urge to do something:
to urge somebody strongly and earnestly to do something
2.
intransitive verb
give earnest advice:
to give somebody urgent or earnest advice
[
14th century. Directly or via French< Latin
exhortari
"encourage thoroughly" <
hortari
"encourage, urge"
]
ex·hor·ta·tive
[
ig záwrtətiv
]
adjective
ex·hort·er
noun
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ex·hor·ta·tive [ ig záwrtətiv ] adjectiveex·hort·er noun
