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urge
noun
verb
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
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/ɜːd͡ʒ/ /ɜːd͡ʒ/ /ɝd͡ʒ/
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noun
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
verb
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
To provoke; to exasperate.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
“to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case”
To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
“to urge an ore with intense heat”
To press onward or forward.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
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Example Sentences
to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
to urge an ore with intense heat
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