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exhort

verbCommon GRE wordMore E words

to strongly urge or encourage someone to do something

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In a sentence

Exhort in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing exhort in a sentence.

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

Synonyms
urgeimplorespur
Antonyms
dissuadediscourage
Common questions

Questions about “exhort

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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