transitive verb urged, urging urg′·ing

1. 1. to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly to urge caution
   2. to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort
2. to stimulate or incite; provoke
3. to drive or force onward; press forward; impel
4. to ply (oars, etc.) vigorously

Etymology: L urgere, to press hard: see wreak

intransitive verb

1. to make an earnest presentation of arguments, claims, charges, entreaties, etc.
2. to exert a force that drives or impels, as to action

noun

1. the act of urging
2. an impulse to do a certain thing; impelling influence or force, esp. an inner drive