Added 9 October 2026
exhort
/ɛɡˈzɔːt/ verb
In Latin: hortor, exhortor Wiktionary
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Origin
From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + hortārī (“to incite, spur”).
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