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dehorter

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de⋅hort

  [di-hawrt]
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–verb (used with object) Archaic.
to try to dissuade.
Origin:
1525–35; < L dēhortārī to dissuade, equiv. to dē- de- + hortārī to urge (hor(īrī) to urge + -t- freq. suffix + -ārī inf. suffix)

Related forms:
de⋅hor⋅ta⋅tion  [dee-hawr-tey-shuhn] , noun
de⋅hor⋅ta⋅tive, de⋅hor⋅ta⋅to⋅ry  [di-hawr-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective, noun
de⋅hort⋅er, noun
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