exhort (ig ZORT)
To raise interest in something by strong argument or urging: “The student leader attempted to exhort his friends to march to the government buildings.”
export (ik SPORT, ik SPOHRT, EK sport”, EK spohrt”)
When trading, the movement of goods or ideas from one location to another.: “The people were proud to be able to export their grain crops to poor countries.”
extort (ik STORT)
To obtain something through intimidation or illegal power: “The courts realized that the gangster had tried to extort money from the business owners.”
The president of the union tried to exhort his members to boycott theexport of expensive products. It was believed that the politicians were trying to extort the union president for their own means.
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