/ ɪgˈzɔːt; NAmE ɪgˈzɔːrt/ verb
exhort sb (to sth / to do sth) ( formal ) to try hard to persuade sb to do sth
SYN urge :
[ vn to inf ]
The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.
[ vn ]
They had been exhorted to action.
[also v speech , vn speech ]
► ex·hort·ation / ˌegzɔːˈteɪʃn; NAmE -zɔːrˈt-/ noun [ C , U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French exhorter or Latin exhortari , from ex- thoroughly + hortari encourage.