exhort
Verb
Verb Forms: exhorted, exhorting, exhorts
- To strongly urge someone to do something.
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- To urge; to advise earnestly.
Examples
- My teammate would exhort me to save the blank for a critical seven-letter word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + hortārī (“to incite, spur”).
Synonyms
barrack, cheer, inspire, pep up, press, root on, urge, urge on, admonish, advise, advocate, counsel, encourage, exhort, implore, prompt, recommend, suggest, tip, warn
Scrabble Score: 16
exhort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexhort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary