Curb and Exhort

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Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Exhort is an antonym for curb.

Nearby Words: curbed, curbing

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

Usage example: the speaker exhorted the graduating students to go forth and try to make a difference in the world

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Curb is an antonym for exhort.

curb soldiers

exhort soldiers

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Exhort and Curb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curb/exhort

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