"exhort sb to do sth" in German to exhort sb. to do sth. jdn. auffordern, etw. zu tun jdn. dazu anhalten, etw. zu tun Detailed translations for "exhort sb to do sth" to exhort sb. to do sth. 1. formal to exhort sb. to do sth.(also: to challenge sb. to do sth.) jdn. auffordern, etw. zu tun{transitive verb} 2. other to exhort sb. to do sth. jdn. dazu anhalten, etw. zu tun{transitive verb}