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Pronunciation : Urge
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n. Urging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Urge
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To press onward or forward. [R.]
2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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