Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enhort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-hort
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To encourage, to insist upon.

Transitive verb

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Etymology

Early uses are a survival of Middle English enhorten, from Old French enorter, from Latin inhortor. The verb fell out of use during the 19th century and was formed anew in the last few decades of the 20th century as a blend of enjoin + exhort or a similar formation.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: enhorten, enorter, inhortor

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Questions

What does enhort mean?
To encourage, to insist upon.
Where does enhort come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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