urge

[ urj ]

/ ɜrdʒ /

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verb (used with object), urged, urg·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), urged, urg·ing.

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.

noun

an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.

an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.

Origin of urge

First recorded in 1550–60, urge is from the Latin word urgēre to press, force, drive, urge

SYNONYMS FOR urge

4 incite, goad, stimulate, spur.

7 aver, asseverate.

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ANTONYMS FOR urge

1–3 deter.

4, 5 discourage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM urge

urg·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·urge, verb, o·ver·urged, o·ver·urg·ing. un·urged, adjective un·urg·ing, adjective

Words nearby urge

urewe, urey, urfa, urfé, urga, urge, urge incontinence, urgel, urgency, urgency incontinence, urgent

Example sentences from the Web for urging

He came at David O. Selznick's urging, and together they made Rebecca, Spellbound, and The Paradine Case.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Essentially, Pope Francis is urging Christians to “love the sinner, but hate the sin.”

Is Pope Francis Backpedaling on Gays? |Jay Michaelson |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.

For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch |Michael Daly |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Girma sent a letter to TED, urging it to caption all the videos, but she says the response indicated disinterest.

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Now 88 senators are urging the Obama administration to take a very different approach to the group: gradual regime change.

Senators: Take Gaza Away From Hamas |Eli Lake |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In his ears there sounded surely the cries of Paris, urging him to the assault to the barricades of Fame.

A Spirit in Prison |Robert Hichens
Robert Keable urging the Automaton called Citizen to turn on his oppressor.

Nonsenseorship |G. G. Putnam and Others
She led him back upon the plateau, and, urging him both with whip and voice, she started him again toward the yawning chasm.

Led Astray and The Sphinx |Octave Feuillet
I don't see why you should speak as if I were urging some abomination.

The Outcry |Henry James
Two gentlemen in flannel, with guns, are urging a little row-boat up toward the interior country.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science |Various

British Dictionary definitions for urging

urge

/ (ɜːdʒ) /

verb

(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 on to urge the need for safety

(tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards he urged the horses on

(tr) archaic, or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite

noun

a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning

Word Origin for urge

C16: from Latin urgēre

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urge

verb (used with object), urged, urg·ing.

verb (used without object), urged, urg·ing.

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urge

verb (used with object), urged, urg·ing.

verb (used without object), urged, urg·ing.

noun

Origin of urge

SYNONYMS FOR urge

ANTONYMS FOR urge

OTHER WORDS FROM urge

Words nearby urge

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