exhort

exhort is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds.
3. noun. Exhortation.
4. verb. force or impel in an indicated direction

   "I urged him to finish his studies"

   Synonyms: press, urge

5. verb. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

   Synonyms: barrack, cheer, inspire, urge

Synonyms

press, urge, barrack, cheer, inspire

Common word forms

exhorts, exhorted, exhorter, exhorting

Words from these letters

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