Exhort vs Deter - What's the difference?
exhort | deter |
To urge; to advise earnestly.
* Bible, Acts ii. 40
* J. D. Forbes
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To prevent something from happening.
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
As verbs the difference between exhort and deter
is that exhort is to urge; to advise earnestly while deter is to prevent something from happening.exhort
English
Verb
(en verb)- With many other words did he testify and exhort .
- Let me exhort you to take care of yourself.
- Asked if he had any message for the living he exhorted all who were still at the wrong side of Maya to acknowledge the true path for it was reported in devanic circles that Mars and Jupiter were out for mischief on the eastern angle where the ram has power.
- Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having walked out on them, perhaps because Harry’s descent into listlessness galvanized his dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the other two into action.
Synonyms
* See also * imploreDerived terms
* exhortation * exhortativedeter
English
Verb
(deterr)- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise