English Dictionary
Definition of “urge”
urge (ɜːdʒ
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Definitions
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
C16: from Latin urgēre
Synonyms
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beg,
appeal to
exhort,
press,
prompt,
plead,
put pressure on
lean on,
solicit,
goad,
implore,
enjoin,
beseech,
pressurize,
entreat,
twist someone's arm,
put the heat on put the screws on=
advocate,
suggest,
recommend,
advise,
back,
support,
champion,
counsel,
insist on
endorse,
push for,
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impulse,
longing,
wish,
desire,
fancy,
drive,
yen,
hunger,
appetite,
craving,
yearning,
itch,
thirst,
compulsion,
hankering,
Usage examples
I'm beginning to feel the urge for a civilised evening's drinking coming on.
Kippax, Frank, The Scar (1990)"We urge the Iraqi leadership to open the door for Muslim volunteers... "AP
Globe and Mail (2003)He added that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat should urge militants'to stop the suicide bombings'.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Xaforn had to clench her teeth against the sudden urge to laugh out loud.
Alma Alexander, THE SECRETS OF JIN-SHEI (2004)
