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Verb exhort has 2 senses
- cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
--1 is one way to encourage
Sample sentence:
They exhort him to write the letter
- urge, urge on, press, exhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
--2 is one way to advise, counsel
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot exhort Sue
They exhort him to write the letter
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