To exhort or urge strongly; to encourage with persuasive and earnest appeals.
From 'en-' plus 'hort,' from Latin 'hortari' (to urge, encourage). The prefix 'en-' intensifies the act of urging someone toward action.
Medieval preachers and military commanders used 'enhort' to describe rousing speeches—it's got the same Latin root as 'exhort,' but 'enhort' somehow sounds more direct and commanding, like you're literally pushing someone forward into action.
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