Answer and Exhort

Answer

Answer verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.

Exhort is an antonym for answer.

Exhort

Exhort verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

Answer is an antonym for exhort in urge topic.
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