Q. Which of the following options is closest in meaning to the word below:
Exhort
a) Urge
b) Condemn
c) Restrain
d) Scold
Ans: a)Urge
Exhort: to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something
Example-
The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
Persuade: to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it
Example-
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
[ + ( that ) ] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent.
[ + to infinitive ] He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.
formal The first priority is to persuade the management of the urgency of this matter.
Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning (= to mention/not to mention) the names of the people involved in the robbery.
Urge: a strong wish, especially one which is difficult or impossible to control
Example-
The two of them seem unable to control their sexual urges.
[ + to infinitive ] The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.
Condemn :to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
Example-
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
The film was condemned for its sexism.
Restrain: to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something
Example-
When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
[ R ] She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self .
You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.
Growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes.
Scold:
to tell off someone because you disapprove of their behaviour
Example-
His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite vase.
tell sb off : to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Example-
The teacher told me off for swearing.
Exhort
a) Urge
b) Condemn
c) Restrain
d) Scold
Ans: a)Urge
Exhort: to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something
Example-
The governor exhorted the prisoners not to riot.
Persuade: to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it
Example-
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
[ + ( that ) ] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent.
[ + to infinitive ] He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.
formal The first priority is to persuade the management of the urgency of this matter.
Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning (= to mention/not to mention) the names of the people involved in the robbery.
Urge: a strong wish, especially one which is difficult or impossible to control
Example-
The two of them seem unable to control their sexual urges.
[ + to infinitive ] The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.
Condemn :to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
Example-
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
The film was condemned for its sexism.
Restrain: to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something
Example-
When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
[ R ] She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self .
You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.
Growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes.
Scold:
to tell off someone because you disapprove of their behaviour
Example-
His mother scolded him for breaking her favourite vase.
tell sb off : to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Example-
The teacher told me off for swearing.
