01 v. t. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
imp. & p. p.
Urged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Urging
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To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.“Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.” — Pope.
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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.
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To provoke; to exasperate.[R.]“Urge not my father's anger.” — Shak.
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To press hard upon; to follow closely“Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave.” — Pope.
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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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To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.