Polyglot Dictionary

exhortar

/eksoɾˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
exhorto
preterite (yo)
exhorté
past participle
exhortado

Meaning

  1. to urge

    • Exhortó a la calma.

      He urged calm.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apremiar

exhortar is more formal than apremiar, often used for public or moral exhortation.

instar

exhortar and instar are close synonyms for "to urge"; exhortar is more formal, often public or moral exhortation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

instar

instar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to urge."

Practice

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