v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Urged p. pr. & vb. n. Urging ] [ L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. [ 1913 Webster ] Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. [ 1913 Webster ] My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Urge not my father's anger. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely [ 1913 Webster ] Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage. [ 1913 Webster ] |