urge

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.To provoke; to exasperate. [R.] Urge not my father's anger. Shak.
3. 3.To press hard upon; to follow closely Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
6. 6.To press onward or forward. [R.]
7. 7.To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is to provoke; to exasperate. [R.] Urge not my father's anger. Shak called?
• What is to press hard upon; to follow closely Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat called?
• What is to be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist called?