transitive verb urged, urging
- to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly: to urge caution
- to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or solicit earnestly; press; exhort
- to stimulate or incite; provoke
- to drive or force onward; press forward; impel
- to ply (oars, etc.) vigorously
Origin:
L urgere, to press hard: see wreak