動詞 exhort:

1. urge on or encourage especially by shouts
   同義詞：cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, pep up
2. force or impel in an indicated direction
   同義詞：urge, urge on, press

1. He often exhorts Mary to work harder.
   他經常勉勵瑪麗要更加努力工作。
2. The chairman exhorted the party workers to take action.
   主席敦促黨的工作人員采取行動。

ex.hort

v.（動詞）
ex.hort.ed,ex.hort.ing,ex.horts
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal:
力勸：用強烈、令人刺激的爭論、勸告、意見或懇求來激勵：
例句：
exhorted the troops to hold the line.See Synonyms at urge
勸說部隊保持方向參見 urge

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make urgent appeal.
懇請：做激勵的懇求

來源：
Middle English exhorten
中古英語 exhorten
from Latin exhort3ro
源自 拉丁語 exhort3ro
ex- [intensive pref.] * see ex-
ex- [強調的前綴] *參見 ex-
hort3ro [to encourage] * see gher- 2
hort3ro [鼓舞] *參見 gher- 2

【引伸】
exhort.er
n.（名詞）