exhort   (Sound)

The verb exhort has 2 senses

• cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up -- (spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")


• urge, urge on, press, exhort -- (force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies")