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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zort
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
exhorts, exhorting, exhorted |
| definition: |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness.
She exhorted her aimless brother to look for a job.- synonyms:
- admonish, urge
- similar words:
- adjure, advise, caution, counsel, encourage, enjoin, entreat, implore, incite, press, prevail on, prompt
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| related words: |
charge, deprecate, impel, lecture, preach, urge, warn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to give advice or admonition in an urgent but encouraging manner.
- synonyms:
- urge
- similar words:
- advise, counsel, implore, plead, preach
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| related words: |
caution |
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| derivation: |
exhorter (n.) |
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