exhort

[ig-zawrt] /ɪgˈzɔrt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
verb (used without object)
2.
to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings.
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English ex(h)orte < Latin exhortārī to encourage greatly, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hortārī to urge
Related forms
exhorter, noun
exhortingly, adverb
unexhorted, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. encourage, spur, press, goad.
Examples from the web for exhort
  • The past decade has seen dozens of laws that exhort, encourage and—inevitably—command people to recycle their rubbish.
  • We would exhort readers to add their own voices to the site's reviews.
  • He thus demonstrated that there are inventive ways to exhort the public, far preferable to surrendering to cliche.
  • In effect, they are further enticing moviegoers to stay home even as they exhort and extort them to come to the movies.
  • It is all very well to exhort people to take more sleep, but few will do so.
  • The classic response to such worries is simply to exhort voters to do better and to care more.
  • She called attention to the show by asking the judge to exhort the jurors not to watch it.
  • Books and articles frequently exhort developers to build secure software by designing security in.
  • exhort them to personal integrity and empower them with truth and honor to carry out the awesome task of government.
  • Some trade groups exhort members to higher standards.
British Dictionary definitions for exhort

exhort

/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
verb
1.
to urge or persuade (someone) earnestly; advise strongly
Derived Forms
exhortative (ɪɡˈzɔːtətɪv), exhortatory, adjective
exhorter, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin exhortārī, from hortārī to urge
Word Origin and History for exhort
v.

c.1400, from Old French exhorer (13c.) and directly from Latin exhortari "to exhort, encourage, stimulate" (see exhortation). Related: Exhorted; exhorting.