Definition of urge
urged;
urging
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
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
intransitive verb
:to declare, advance, or press earnestly a statement, argument, charge, or claim
- urged for the adoption of the proposal
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