About The Word Urge
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Urge
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What's The Definition Of Urge?
[n] a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
[n] an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" [v] force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" [v] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [v] push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" Synonyms | Synonyms for Urge: barrack | cheer | exhort | impulse | inspire | itch | pep up | press | recommend | urge on Related Terms | Find terms related to Urge: See Also | abience | adience | advise | advocate | bear on | cheerlead | counsel | death instinct | death wish | desire | encourage | itchy feet | motivation | motive | need | preach | propose | push | suggest | wanderlust Urge In Webster's Dictionary \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Urged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Urging}.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See {Wreak}, v. t.]
1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.
--Pope.
2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,
arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did
inquire it. --Shak.
3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]
Urge not my father's anger. --Shak.
4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.
5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention;
to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the
necessity of a case.
6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent
measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
encourage.
\Urge\, v. i. 1. To press onward or forward. [R.] 2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. |
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