n.
Pronunciation: ' ə rj
Function: verb
Inflected Form: urged ; urg · ing
Etymology: Latin urg ē re to press, push, entreat ― more at WREAK
Date: circa 1555
transitive verb
1 : to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly <his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his ⋯ trial ― Leon Friedman>
2 : to undertake the accomplishment of with energy, swiftness, or enthusiasm < urge the attack>
3 a : SOLICIT , ENTREAT < urged him to keep trying> b : to serve as a motive or reason for < urged by a sense of duty>
4 : to force or impel in an indicated direction or into motion or greater speed <the dog urged the sheep toward the gate>
5 : STIMULATE , PROVOKE < urge not my father's anger ― Shakespeare>
intransitive verb : to declare, advance, or press earnestly a statement, argument, charge, or claim < urge ed for the adoption of the proposal>
– urg · er noun