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Exhort vs. Extort
Exhort
/ɪɡˈzɔːt/Examples:
She exhorted the crowd to support the local businesses.The coach exhorted his team to give their best effort.Local leaders exhorted residents to conserve water during the drought.
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Extort
/ɪkˈstɔːt/Examples:
The gang leader used threats to extort money from businesses.She attempted to extort a confession from the suspect under duress.The hackers tried to extort ransom by encrypting the files.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Exhort has an h in it just like the word help, and you exhort someone to help them make better choices.
- Extort has a t and can be associated with threat because it involves using threats to get what you want.
- Exhort is a positive, encouraging action, while extort is negative and involves coercion.
- Remember that exhort sounds like encourage, whereas extort has a harsher, more aggressive sound.
- Exhort involves offering guidance or advice, while extort is about demanding something under pressure.
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