Exhort

Verb

 * 1) To urge; to advise earnestly.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:advise
 * implore

Derived terms

 * exhortation
 * exhortative

Related terms

 * hortative
 * hortatory

Thesaurus
admonish, advocate, blandish, cajole, call on, call upon, caution, charge, coax, egg on, encourage, enjoin, expostulate, goad, high-pressure, importune, incite, induce, insist, insist upon, issue a caveat, jawbone, lobby, move, nag, persuade, plead, plead with, preach, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, push, recommend, remonstrate, sic, soft-soap, spur, stimulate, sweet-talk, urge, warn, wheedle, work on

Etymology
From exhortor:, from ex- + hortor:

Translations

 * Dutch:, aanporren,
 * French: exhorter
 * German: ermahnen, anhalten


 * Polish: namawiać, zachęcać
 * Spanish: