English verb: exhort |
1. | exhort (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts |
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| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers.
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| Examples | They exhort him to write the letter |
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| Synonyms | barrack, cheer, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | encourage |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead |
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2. | exhort (communication) force or impel in an indicated direction |
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| Samples | I urged him to finish his studies.
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| Examples | Sam cannot exhort Sue , They exhort him to write the letter |
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| Synonyms | press, urge, urge on |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
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| Broader (hypernym) | advise, counsel, rede |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | advocate, bear on, hurry, preach, push, rush |
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