exhort

🇺🇸 /ɪɡˈzɔːrt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪɡˈzɔːt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

The coach exhorted the team to give their best effort in the upcoming game.

translation

v. to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

Word Forms

3rd Present exhorts
Past exhorted
Perfect exhorted
Progressive exhorting