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.
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proposed, favored, recommended, praised, backed, approved, advanced, aided, promoted, commended, adopted, pushed, ratified, influenced, requested, moved, forced, advised, solicited, chargedExamples from the Web for urged
Contemporary Examples of urged
In several reports he urged the pit operators to safeguard the birds.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News
December 9, 2014
He urged his son to help the Special Forces teams working in the area.
The law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.”
For the last several months, prominent Democrats have urged Hispanics to make their voices heard on Election Day.
Snyder remembered one more site in Hollister he urged me to visit.
Historical Examples of urged
At parting, she urged Eudora to share her apartment for the night.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
"He said he was poor," urged Billy, who had been rather taken with the ease of Arledge's manner.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
"Do it good while you're doin' it," urged Uncle Peter, cheerfully.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Just because it would be so difficult to raise the hundred pounds she urged it.
Life and Death of Harriett FreanMay Sinclair
"But that way was so exciting," she urged, not at all convinced.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
urge
- (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 onto urge the need for safety
- (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwardshe urged the horses on
- (tr) archaic, or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite
- a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning
Word Origin for urge
Word Origin and History for urged
urge
1610s, from urge (v.); in frequent use after c.1910.
urge
1550s, from Latin urgere "to press hard, push, drive, compel," from PIE root *werg- "to work" (cf. Avestan vareza "work, activity;" Greek ergon "work," orgia "religious performances," organon "tool;" Armenian gorc "work;" Lithuanian verziu "tie, fasten, squeeze," vargas "need, distress;" Old Church Slavonic vragu "enemy;" Gothic waurkjan, Old English wyrcan "work;" Gothic wrikan "persecute," Old English wrecan "drive, hunt, pursue;" Old Norse yrka "work, take effect"). Related: Urged; urging.