| noun | 1. An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something. |
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![EXAMPLE SENTENCES](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/example-sentences2.png) | ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "When he grabs something he shouldn't, my dog usually heeds my stern exhortation to 'drop it!'" |
| ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "The teachers signaled the end of recess with a verbal exhortation and three short claps." |
| ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "No amount of exhortation can convince Lacy to break the rules." |
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![](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/word-origin2.png) | Latin, late 14th century |
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![Why This Word?](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/why-this-word2.png) | "Exhortation" can be easily confused with "extortion." Both words concern an attempt to get something from someone, but an exhortation is more of an emotional or persuasive appeal, while extortion involves force or threats. ... | Continue Reading |
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