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Webster 1913 Edition
Urge
Urge
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Urged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Urging
.] 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
Did
urge
me in his act; I did inquire it. Shakespeare
3.
To provoke; to exasperate.
[R.]
Urge
not my father’s anger. Shakespeare
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.
Urge
,Verb.
I.
1.
To press onward or forward.
[R.]
2.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Webster 1828 Edition
Urge
URGE
, v.t [L. urgeo. This belongs probably to the family of Gr. and L. arceo.]1.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to apply force to, in almost any manner.And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate.
2.
To press the mind or will; to press by motives, arguments, persuasion or importunity.My broth did urge me in his act.
3.
To provoke; to exasperate.Urge not my father's anger.
4.
To follow close; to impel.Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave.
5.
To labor vehemently; to press with eagerness.Through the thick deserts headlong urg'd his flight.
6.
To press; as, to urge an argument; to urge a petition; to urge the necessity of a case.7.
To importune; to solicit earnestly. He urged his son to withdraw.8.
To apply forcibly; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.URGE
,Verb.
I.