Meaning & use
exhort
To strongly urge or encourage someone to do something, especially through persuasive words.
See it in a sentence
The coach exhorted the team to keep fighting even as they trailed badly.
Leaders exhorted citizens to conserve water during the worst of the drought.
A note on using this word
Exhort is formal and often used for public or moral appeals, more elevated in tone than everyday 'urge'.
Words with a similar meaning
urgeimplore
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
discouragedissuade
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