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Exhort vs. Extort
exhort
Definition
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Examples
The prophet exhorted the people to turn away from evil.
extort
Definition
obtain through intimidation
Examples
They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
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