/
ɪgˈzɔːt,
ɛg-/
v.
strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Derivative
- exhortation n.
- exhortative adj.
- exhortatory
/-tət(ə)ri/
adj. - exhorter n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. exhorter or L. exhortari, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + hortari ‘encourage’.
