dehort

Meanings

• Verb

  To dissuade or deter someone from an action or decision.

  - "He tried to dehort his friend from going to the party."
  - "The teacher dehorted the students from cheating on the exam."

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Antonyms

encourage , exhort , persuade , urge

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Variants

List of all variants of dehort that leads to same result
dehorn , dehorned , dehorner , dehorners , dehorning , dehorns

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Etymology

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Originally from the Latin word 'dehortare', which means 'to discourage' or 'to dissuade'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'dehort' is not commonly used in everyday language.

2. In Latin, 'dehortare' was used to describe the action of a coach or trainer trying to dissuade an athlete from quitting.

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Related Concepts

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1. dissuade: To persuade someone against an action or decision.

2. deter: To prevent someone from doing something by making it seem unattractive or unpleasant.

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How to Memorize "dehort"

1. mnemonics
   

   - Think of the 'de' in dehort as meaning 'dis' and the 'hort' as meaning 'dissuade'. So, dehort means to dissuade.

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