De·hort v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorting.] To urge to 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.
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