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urge

urge [ urj ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle urged, present participle urg·ing, 3rd person present singular urg·es)
Definition:
 
1. advise somebody strongly: to advise somebody strongly to do something
urged his firm to reconsider

2. advocate something earnestly: to recommend or advise something earnestly and with persistence
urging restraint

3. encourage somebody or something: to encourage, drive, or force somebody or something to do something
could hear the crowd urging her on



noun  (plural urg·es)
Definition:
 
strong need: a strong need, wish, or impulse to do something
the urge to travel

[Mid-16th century. < Latin urgere "push, press, compel"]

urg·er noun
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