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ex·hort E0275700 (ĭg-zôrt′)v. ex·hort·ed, ex·hort·ing, ex·horts v.tr. To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal: exhorted the troops to hold the line.v.intr. To make an urgent appeal. [Middle English exhorten, from Latin exhortārī : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + hortārī, to encourage; see gher- in Indo-European roots.] ex·hort′er n.exhort (ɪɡˈzɔːt) vbto urge or persuade (someone) earnestly; advise strongly[C14: from Latin exhortārī, from hortārī to urge] exhortative, exˈhortatory adj exˈhorter nex•hort (ɪgˈzɔrt) v.t. 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 Past participle: exhorted Gerund: exhorting
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I exhort | you exhort | he/she/it exhorts | we exhort | you exhort | they exhort |
Preterite |
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I exhorted | you exhorted | he/she/it exhorted | we exhorted | you exhorted | they exhorted |
Present Continuous |
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I am exhorting | you are exhorting | he/she/it is exhorting | we are exhorting | you are exhorting | they are exhorting |
Present Perfect |
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I have exhorted | you have exhorted | he/she/it has exhorted | we have exhorted | you have exhorted | they have exhorted |
Past Continuous |
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I was exhorting | you were exhorting | he/she/it was exhorting | we were exhorting | you were exhorting | they were exhorting |
Past Perfect |
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I had exhorted | you had exhorted | he/she/it had exhorted | we had exhorted | you had exhorted | they had exhorted |
Future |
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I will exhort | you will exhort | he/she/it will exhort | we will exhort | you will exhort | they will exhort |
Future Perfect |
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I will have exhorted | you will have exhorted | he/she/it will have exhorted | we will have exhorted | you will have exhorted | they will have exhorted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be exhorting | you will be exhorting | he/she/it will be exhorting | we will be exhorting | you will be exhorting | they will be exhorting |
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I have been exhorting | you have been exhorting | he/she/it has been exhorting | we have been exhorting | you have been exhorting | they have been exhorting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been exhorting | you will have been exhorting | he/she/it will have been exhorting | we will have been exhorting | you will have been exhorting | they will have been exhorting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been exhorting | you had been exhorting | he/she/it had been exhorting | we had been exhorting | you had been exhorting | they had been exhorting |
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I would exhort | you would exhort | he/she/it would exhort | we would exhort | you would exhort | they would exhort |
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I would have exhorted | you would have exhorted | he/she/it would have exhorted | we would have exhorted | you would have exhorted | they would have exhorted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | exhort - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"pep up, root on, urge on, barrack, urge, inspire, cheercheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports eventencourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to | | 2. | exhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"urge, urge on, presshurry, rush - urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"push, bear on - 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"advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
exhortverb (Formal) urge, warn, encourage, advise, bid, persuade, prompt, spur, press, counsel, caution, call upon, incite, goad, admonish, enjoin, beseech, entreat Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.exhortverbTo impel to action:press, urge.Translationsexhort (igˈzoːt) verb to urge strongly and earnestly. 勸勉, 告誡 劝勉,忠告 ˌexhorˈtation (egzoː-) noun 勸勉 劝勉exhort
exhort (one) to (do something)To plead with one to do something. I exhorted the kids to behave at the wedding, but I'm still fearing possible tantrums.See also: exhortexhort someone to do somethingto urge or pressure someone to do something. She exhorted us to do better, but we only did worse. The boss exhorted the workers to increase productivity.See also: exhortexhort
Synonyms for exhortverb urgeSynonyms- urge
- warn
- encourage
- advise
- bid
- persuade
- prompt
- spur
- press
- counsel
- caution
- call upon
- incite
- goad
- admonish
- enjoin
- beseech
- entreat
Synonyms for exhortverb to impel to actionSynonymsSynonyms for exhortverb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shoutsSynonyms- pep up
- root on
- urge on
- barrack
- urge
- inspire
- cheer
Related Wordsverb force or impel in an indicated directionSynonymsRelated Words- hurry
- rush
- push
- bear on
- advocate
- preach
- advise
- counsel
- rede
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