dehort Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*hort" transitive verb

Etymology

L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Dehorted; present participle & verbal noun Dehorting

Definitions

1. To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. Obs.

   The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward.

   "Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade" nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.