exhort

exhort

verb

Definition of EXHORT

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action <the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world>

Synonyms egg (on), encourage, exhort, goad, nudge, press, prod, prompt

Related Words drive, propel, spur, stimulate; hurry, hustle, push, rush; adjure, beseech, implore, importune; blandish, cajole, coax, soft-soap, wheedle; high-pressure, nag, needle, pressure; foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir (up)

Near Antonyms deter, discourage, dissuade; brake, check, constrain, curb, hold back, inhibit, restrain