urge
to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts.
to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape.
to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity.
to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution.
to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim.
to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste.
to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: to urge a plan of action.
to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action: Hunger urges.
to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause: The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment.
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.
Origin of urge
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Other words from urge
- urg·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·urge, verb, o·ver·urged, o·ver·urg·ing.
- un·urged, adjective
- un·urg·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for urge
/ (ɜːdʒ) /
(tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something): we urged him to surrender
(tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on: to urge the need for safety
(tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards: he urged the horses on
(tr) archaic, or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite
a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
Origin of urge
1Collins 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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