Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: exhort
IPA transcription: [ɪɡz'ɔɹt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: urge, urge_on, press, exhort
    Meaning: force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
  • Synonyms: cheer, root_on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge_on, exhort, pep_up
    Meaning: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Usage examples
  • "And we have also learnt that the poison of the Pelagian heresy again springs up among you; we, therefore, exhort you, that you put away from your thoughts all such venomous and superstitious wickedness.
  • For you cannot be ignorant how that execrable heresy has been condemned; for it has not only been abolished these two hundred years, but it is also daily condemned by us and buried under our perpetual ban; and we exhort you not to rake up the ashes of those whose weapons have been burnt.