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1. Force or impel in an indicated direction
   "I urged him to finish his studies"
   - urge on, press, exhort
    
2. Push for something
   "The travel agent urged strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
   - recommend, advocate, encourage
    
3. Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   "The crowd urged on the demonstrating strikers"
   - cheer, root on, inspire, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

1. An instinctive motive
   "profound religious urges"
   - impulse
    
2. A strong restless desire
   "why this urge to travel?"
   - itch

Derived forms: urges, urged, urging

See also: urgency, urgent, urging

Type of: advise, counsel, desire, encourage, motivation, motive, need, propose, rede [archaic], suggest

Encyclopedia: Urge