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To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade.

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  1. v. t. To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade.
  2. To word/urge">urge to word/abstain">abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.] The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward. "Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade" nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.
  3. To word/urge">urge to word/abstain">abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. Bp. Ward."Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place neither "dissuade"nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us. Trench.
  4. v. t. To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade.