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Hortative

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hor⋅ta⋅tive

  [hawr-tuh-tiv]
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–adjective
hortatory.
Origin:
1600–10; < L hortātīvus, equiv. to hortāt(us), ptp. of hortārī to incite to action, freq. of horīrī to encourage (akin to yearn ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
hor⋅ta⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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hor·ta·tive   (hôr'tə-tĭv)   
adj.  Hortatory.

[Late Latin hortātīvus, from Latin hortātus, past participle of hortārī, to exhort; see gher-2 in Indo-European roots.]
hor'ta·tive·ly adv.
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