exhort v. + Add to list US //ɪɡˈzɔɹt// UK //ɛɡzˈɔːt// ex·hort SynonymsEtymology Synonyms barrackcheerinspirepressurgeOriginLATexhortor→OFRexhorter→MEexorten→ENexhort From Middle English exorten, from Old French exhorter, from Latin exhortārī (“to encourage”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + hortārī (“to incite, spur”).