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urge

[ urj ]

verb (used with object)

urged, urging.
  1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor:

    to urge the cause along.

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  2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort:

    to urge dogs on with shouts.

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  3. to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.):

    to urge one's escape.

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  4. to impel, constrain, or move to some action:

    urged by necessity.

    Synonyms: , , ,

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  5. to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly:

    to urge a person to greater caution.

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  6. to press (something) upon the attention:

    to urge a claim.

  7. to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness:

    to urge the need of haste.

    Synonyms: ,

  8. to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly:

    to urge a plan of action.



verb (used without object)

urged, urging.
  1. to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action:

    Hunger urges.

  2. to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
  3. to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause:

    The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment.

noun

  1. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
  2. an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse:

    the sex urge.

urge

/ ɜː /

verb

  1. tr to plead, press, or move (someone to do something)

    we urged him to surrender

  2. tr; may take a clause as object to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on

    to urge the need for safety

  3. tr to impel, drive, or hasten onwards

    he urged the horses on

  4. archaic.
    tr to stimulate, excite, or incite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܰiԲ· adverb
  • v·ܰ verb overurged overurging
  • ܲ·ܰ adjective
  • ܲ·ܰiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urge1

First recorded in 1550–60, urge is from the Latin word ܰŧ to press, force, drive, urge
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of urge1

C16: from Latin ܰŧ
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