hortatory
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təˌtɔr adjective
urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech.
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hortatory or hortative (ˈhɔːtətərɪ, -trɪ, ˈhɔːtətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| tending to exhort; encouraging | |
| [C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to | |
| hortative or hortative | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: from Late Latin hortātōrius, from Latin hortārī to | |
| hor'tation or hortative | |
| —n | |
| 'hortatorily or hortative | |
| —adv | |
| 'hortatively or hortative | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
hortatory
1576, from L.L. hortatorius "encouraging, cheering," from hortatus, pp. of hortari "exhort, encourage," intens. of horiri "urge, incite, encourage," from PIE base *gher- "to like, want" (cf. O.E. giernan "to strive, desire, yearn;" Goth. gairnei "desire;" Gk. khresthai "to lack, want, use," kharis "grace,
favor," khairein "to rejoice, delight in;" Skt. haryati "finds pleasure, likes," harsate "is aroused;" Avestan zara "effort, aim;" Rus. zhariti "awake desire, charm").
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