Exhort

v. t.	1.	To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or caution. [imp. & p. p. Exhorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exhorting.] Examples gross as earth exhort me. - Shak. Let me exhort you to take care of yourself. - J. D. Forbes.
v. i.	1.	To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds. With many other words did he testify and exhort. - Acts ii. 40.
n.	1.	Exhortation.

Verb	1.	exhort - urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" Synonyms: pep up, urge on, barrack, urge, inspire, cheer
	2.	exhort - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" Synonyms: urge, urge on, press

admonish, advocate, blandish, cajole, call on, call upon, caution, charge, egg on, encourage, enjoin, expostulate, goad, high-pressure, importune, incite, induce, insist, insist upon, issue a caveat, jawbone, lobby, move, nag, persuade, plead, plead with, preach, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, push, recommend, remonstrate, sic, soft-soap, spur, stimulate, sweet-talk, warn, wheedle, work on