dehort
[ dih-hawrt ]
verb (used with object)Archaic.
to try to dissuade.
Origin of dehort
11525–35; <Latin dēhortārī to dissuade, equivalent to dē-de- + hortārī to urge (hor(īrī) to urge + -t- frequentative suffix + -ārī infinitive suffix)
Other words from dehort
- de·hor·ta·tion [dee-hawr-tey-shuhn], /ˌdi hɔrˈteɪ ʃən/, noun
- de·hor·ta·tive, de·hor·ta·to·ry [dih-hawr-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dɪˈhɔr təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective, noun
- de·hort·er, noun
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How to use dehort in a sentence
So much has now been said and testified in the intervening paragraphs, by way both of dehortation and exhortation.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians | G. G. FindlayThe reason assigned for the dehortation is mainly man's mortality.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III | Alexander Maclaren
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