# exhort

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛɡˈzɔːt/ · frequency rank #72,289

## Definitions
1. To urge; to advise earnestly.

## Etymology
From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + hortārī (“to incite, spur”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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