definition of
exhort

[1] #1 exhort v. [cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, pep up] spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers". wn

[2] #2 exhort v. [urge, urge on, press] force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies". wn