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