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| urge [ urj ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle urged, present participle urg·ing, 3rd person present singular urg·es) |
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1. advise somebody strongly: to advise somebody strongly to do something
 urged his firm to reconsider
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2. advocate something earnestly: to recommend or advise something earnestly and with persistence
urging restraint
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3. encourage somebody or something: to encourage, drive, or force somebody or something to do something
could hear the crowd urging her on
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noun (plural urg·es) |
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strong need: a strong need, wish, or impulse to do something
the urge to travel
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin urgere "push, press, compel"] |
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