Ur'ge1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. URGED; p. pr. & vb. n. URGING.] [Lat. urgere, urguere, It. urgere, Sp. & Pg. urgir.]
Sense 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. “And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate.” Dryden. “Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.” Pope.
Sense 2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
My brother Did urge me in his act. Shak.
Sense 3. To provoke; to exasperate. [Rare.]
Urge not my father's anger. Shak.
Sense 4. To press hard upon; to follow closely.
Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. Pope.
Sense 5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; as, to urge an argument; to urge a petition; to urge the necessity of a case.
Sense 6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
Synonyms—To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate; encourage.