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exhort

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to strongly urge or encourage someone to do something

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Exhort in a sentence

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The coach exhorted his players to give everything in the final minutes.

Synonyms
urgeimplorespur
Antonyms
dissuadediscourage

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Verbal · Text Completion

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Exhort (verb) means to strongly urge or encourage someone to do something
Here is exhort used in an example sentence: "The coach exhorted his players to give everything in the final minutes."
Common synonyms for exhort include urge, implore, spur.
Antonyms of exhort include dissuade, discourage.
Exhort is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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