to exhort sb to do sth
1exhort — ex|hort [ıgˈzo:t US o:rt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: exhorter, from Latin exhortari, from hortari to suggest very strongly ] formal to try very hard to persuade someone to do something = ↑urge exhort sb to do sth ▪ Police exhorted… …
2exhort — verb (T) formal to try very hard to persuade someone to do something: exhort sb to do sth: He exhorted the troops to prepare for battle. exhortation noun (C, U) …
