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      exhortatory
      adjective
      giving strong encouragement
      Roots
      exex- · Latin · thoroughlyhortarihort- · Latin · to urge, encourageatorius-atory · Latin · relating to
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      Where does exhortatory come from?

      The word exhortatory breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“thoroughly”); hort, from Latin hortari (“to urge, encourage”); and -atory, from Latin atorius (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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