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Webster 1913 Edition
Exhort
Ex-hort′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Exhorted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exhorting
.] 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. Shakespeare
Let me
exhort
you to take care of yourself. J. D. Forbes.
Ex-hort′
,Verb.
I.
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.
Ex-hort′
,Noun.
Exhortation.
[Obs.]
Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exhort
EXHORT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good deed or to any laudable conduct or course of action.I exhort you to be of good cheer. Acts. 27.
Young men also exhort to be sober minded.
Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters. Tit.2.
2.
To advise; to warn; to caution.3.
To incite or stimulate to exertion.EXHORT'
,Verb.
I.
And with many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts.2.
Definition 2024
exhort
exhort
English
Verb
exhort (third-person singular simple present exhorts, present participle exhorting, simple past and past participle exhorted)
- To urge; to advise earnestly.
- Bible, Acts ii. 40:
- With many other words did he testify and exhort.
- J. D. Forbes:
- Let me exhort you to take care of yourself.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 12, The Cyclops:
- Asked if he had any message for the living he exhorted all who were still at the wrong side of Maya to acknowledge the true path for it was reported in devanic circles that Mars and Jupiter were out for mischief on the eastern angle where the ram has power.
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 978-0-7475-9106-1:
- Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having walked out on them, perhaps because Harry’s descent into listlessness galvanized his dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the other two into action.
- Bible, Acts ii. 40:
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:advise
- implore
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
urge