Exhort — Defs

01 v. t. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge st…

imp. & p. p. Exhorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exhorting

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To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or caution.
“Examples gross as earth exhort me.” — Shak.

“Let me exhort you to take care of yourself.” — J. D. Forbes.

02 v. i. To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.

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To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.
“With many other words did he testify and exhort.” — Acts ii. 40.

03 n. Exhortation.