Definitions for dehorts

dehorts de·hort

Spelling: [dih-hawrt]
IPA: /dɪˈhɔrt/

Dehorts is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 241 anagrams from letters in dehorts (dehorst).

Definitions for dehorts

verb (used with object)

  1. to try to dissuade.

Origin of dehorts

1525-35; Latin dēhortārī to dissuade, equivalent to dē- de- + hortārī to urge (hor(īrī) to urge + -t- frequentative suffix + -ārī infinitive suffix)

Examples for dehorts

He says: "I dehort mine from Christmas keeping and charge them to forbear."

Exhort remains; but dehort a word whose place neither dissuade nor any other exactly supplies, has escaped us.

Word Value for dehorts
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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