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dehort.

To dissuade.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/dɪˈhɔːt/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/diː-/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. To dissuade.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

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”)).

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