p. pr. akin to E. wreak. See
Wreak, v. t.)
1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force
onward.
Through the thick deserts headlong urged his
flight.
Pope.
2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with
motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
My brother never
Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it.
Shak.
3. To provoke; to exasperate. (R.)
Urge not my fathers anger.
Shak.
4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
Heir urges heir, like wave impelling
wave.
Pope.
5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon
attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge
the necessity of a case.
6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or
violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense
heat.
Syn. -- To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
encourage.
urge (?), v. i. 1. Topress onward or forward. (R.)
2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to
persist.
