dehort

  • 1Dehort — De*hort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dehorting}.] [L. dehortari; de + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward.… …

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  • 2dehort — index admonish (warn), discourage, expostulate, protest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3dehort — dehortation /dee hawr tay sheuhn/, n. dehortative, dehortatory /di hawr teuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n. dehorter, n. /di hawrt /, v.t. Archaic. to try to dissuade. [1525 35; < L dehortari to dissuade, equiv. to de DE + hortari to urge (hor(iri)&#8230; …

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  • 4dehort — verb To dissuade …

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  • 5dehort — de·hort …

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  • 6dehort — (ˈ)dēˈhȯ(ə)rt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin dehortari, from de + hortari to urge, exhort more at yearn archaic : to advise against (an action or policy) : dissuade often used with from …

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  • 7Dehorted — Dehort De*hort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dehorting}.] [L. dehortari; de + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp.&#8230; …

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  • 8Dehorting — Dehort De*hort , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dehorting}.] [L. dehortari; de + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp.&#8230; …

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  • 9dehorter — dehortˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑dehort …

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  • 10Dehortatory — De*hort a*to*ry, a. [L. dehortatorius.] Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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