dehort

[ dih-hawrt ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to try to dissuade.

Other Words From

• de·hor·ta·tion [dee-hawr-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
• de·horta·tive de·hor·ta·to·ry [dih-, hawr, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective noun
• de·horter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehort¹

1525–35; < Latin dēhortārī to dissuade, equivalent to dē- de- + hortārī to urge ( hor ( īrī ) to urge + -t- frequentative suffix + -ārī infinitive suffix)

Example Sentences

Dehort, de-hort′, v.t. to exhort from, to dissuade.—n.

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In Catholic Brittany, even in the last centuries, the bishop in vain attempted to dehort his flock from the worship of an idol of stone.

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He says: "I dehort mine from Christmas keeping and charge them to forbear."

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‘If the wasting of our money might not dehort us, yet the wounding of our mindes should deterre us.’

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He says: "I dehort mine from Christmas keeping and charge them to forbear."

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