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to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
- though exhausted, I was egged on by spectators to finish the marathon
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“Egg (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.
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