dehort

Verb

Verb Forms: dehorted, dehorting, dehorts

To advise or urge someone not to do something.
To dissuade.

Examples

His inner voice tried to dehort him from playing a risky word, but he went for it anyway.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dehortārī, present active infinitive of dēhortor (“to deter, dissuade”), from dē- (prefix indicating reversal or undoing) + hortor (“to encourage, exhort, urge”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”)).

Antonyms

encourage, exhort, persuade, urge

Scrabble Score: 10

dehort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dehort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dehort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dehort: valid Words With Friends Word