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urge
Pronunciation: (ûrj), [key]
—v., urged, urg•ing,
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v.t.
1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor:
to urge the cause along.
2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort:
to urge dogs on with shouts.
3. to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.):
to urge one's escape.
4. to impel, constrain, or move to some action:
urged by necessity.
5. to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly:
to urge a person to greater caution.
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.
8. to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly:
to urge a plan of action.
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v.i.
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.
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n.
1. an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
2. an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse:
the sex urge. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
