English Explanatory Dictionary

dehort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To dissuade.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈhɔːt/ /diː-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dehort.wav

Word forms

dehort dehorts dehorting dehorted

Etymology

From Latin dehortārī, present active infinitive of dēhortor (“to deter, dissuade”), from dē- (prefix indicating reversal or undoing) + hortor (“to encourage, exhort, urge”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”)).

Antonyms

encourage exhort persuade urge

Related words

exhort exhortation exhortative exhortatory exhorter hortative hortatory

Derived words

dehortation dehortatory dehorter dehorting
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