dehort

[ dih-hawrt ]

verb (used with object)Archaic.
  1. to try to dissuade.

Origin of dehort

1
1525–35; <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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