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Beseech vs Exhort - What's the difference?

beseech | exhort |

As verbs the difference between beseech and exhort

is that beseech is to beg or implore while exhort is to urge; to advise earnestly.

As a noun beseech

is a request.

beseech

English

Alternative forms

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Verb

  • To beg or implore.
  • * 1748 , David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London, Oxford University Press, 1973, § 25:
  • after what manner, I beseech you, must the mind proceed in this operation?
  • * 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘Watches of the Night’, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 61:
  • She besought him, for his Soul's sake to speak the truth.
  • * 1919 ,
  • Panting a little in his haste, he told her how miserable he was; he besought her to have mercy on him; he promised, if she would forgive him, to do everything she wanted.

    Noun

    (beseeches)
  • (archaic) A request.
  • * 1839 , Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, George Darley, The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: Volume 1 :
  • Good madam, hear the suit that Edith urges, With such submiss beseeches ; [...]

    exhort

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To urge; to advise earnestly.
  • * Bible, Acts ii. 40
  • With many other words did he testify and exhort .
  • * J. D. Forbes
  • Let me exhort you to take care of yourself.
  • * , Episode 12, The Cyclops
  • 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 * implore

    Derived terms

    * exhortation * exhortative