exhort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
    urge; inspire; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
    • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
  2. verb force or impel in an indicated direction
    press; urge; urge on.
    • I urged him to finish his studies

WordNet

Ex*hort" transitive verb
Etymology
L. exhortari; ex out + hortari to incite, encourage; cf. F. exhorter. See Hortative.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Exhorted; present participle & verbal noun Exhorting
Definitions
  1. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or caution.
    Examples gross as earth exhort me. Shak.
    Let me exhort you to take care of yourself. J. D. Forbes.
Ex*hort" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.
    With many other words did he testify and exhort. Acts ii. 40.
Ex*hort" noun
Definitions
  1. Exhortation. Obs. Pope.

Webster 1913