hortative

Meanings

• Adjective or Interjection (when used as a command)

  Used to express urging or encouraging someone to do something.

  - "Please come and help me in the garden."
  - "Hurrah! Let's go and celebrate."
  - "Open the door, will you?"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hortative
fortative , adjective , active

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Variants

List of all variants of hortative that leads to same result
hortative , hortatively

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Etymology

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Originating from the Latin word 'hortari', meaning 'to exhort' or 'encourage'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'hortative' comes from the Latin word 'hortari', which means 'to exhort' or 'encourage'.

2. Hortative words are often used in speeches to rally support for a cause or to encourage action.

3. The word 'hortative' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more often found in academic or literary contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. imperative: Imperative is a grammatical mood used to express commands or requests. Hortative is a type of imperative used to express encouragement or urging.

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Culture

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In literature, hortative words or phrases are often used to create a sense of urgency or excitement. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', the character Mark Antony uses hortative language to rally the Romans to avenge Caesar's death.

How to Memorize "hortative"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a garden where someone is encouraging you to help them. Imagine the feeling of being urged to take action.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hortative' with words like 'encourage', 'urge', and 'exhort'. Remember that hortative words are used to express these ideas.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'hortative': 'Help Others Reach Their Aspirations Brings Value'.

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