esortare

to urge

verb eh-zor-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin exhortari.

Also means

to exhort

Usage Note

Esortare means to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something. It takes the construction esortare qualcuno a fare qualcosa (li ha esortati a partire = he urged them to leave). It is more formal and emphatic than incoraggiare (to encourage).

Examples

"Il coach ha esortato la squadra a reagire."

Natural Translation

The coach urged the team to react.

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