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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
urge \urge\, v. t. imp. p. p. urged; p. pr. vb. n.
urging. l. urgere; akin to e. wreak. see wreak, v. t.
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1. to press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
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through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.
--pope.
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2. to press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,
arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
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my brother never
did urge me in his act; i did inquire it. --shak.
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3. to provoke; to exasperate. r.
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urge not my father's anger. --shak.
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4. to press hard upon; to follow closely
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heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --pope.
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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.
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6. to treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent
measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
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syn: to animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
encourage.
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see also:
urged urging wreak
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