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.
/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
verb
1.
to urge or persuade (someone) earnestly; advise strongly
v.
c.1400, from Old French exhorer (13c.) and directly from Latin exhortari “to exhort, encourage, stimulate” (see exhortation). Related: Exhorted; exhorting.
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