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  • 11urge on — index agitate (activate), expedite, hasten, spirit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12urge — ► VERB 1) encourage or entreat earnestly to do something. 2) strongly recommend. ► NOUN ▪ a strong desire or impulse. ORIGIN Latin urgere press, drive …

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  • 13urge — I UK [ɜː(r)dʒ] / US [ɜrdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms urge : present tense I/you/we/they urge he/she/it urges present participle urging past tense urged past participle urged ** 1) a) to advise someone very strongly about what action or… …

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  • 14urge on — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑exhort, ↑pep up …

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  • 15urge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, great, incredible, intense, irresistible, overpowering, overwhelming, powerful, strong, uncontrollable …

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  • 16urge — I n. 1) to feel an urge 2) to satisfy an urge 3) to control; stifle an urge 4) an irrepressible, irresistible, uncontrollable; natural; sudden urge 5) an urge to + inf. (she felt an urge to respond) II v. 1) to urge forcefully, strongly 2) (H)… …

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  • 17urge — urge1 W3 [ə:dʒ US ə:rdʒ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: urgere] 1.) to strongly suggest that someone does something urge sb to do sth ▪ I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch. urge that ▪ He urged that a referendum should be… …

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  • 18urge — urge1 [ ɜrdʒ ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take: urge someone to do something: The United Nations has urged them to honor the peace treaty. urge that: We urge that systems be… …

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  • 19urge — urgingly, adv. /errj/, v., urged, urging, n. v.t. 1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 3. to press, push, or hasten (the course …

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  • 20urge — 01. I [urge] you to get extra help; otherwise, you will probably fail the course. 02. I have an [urge] to smoke after every meal. 03. He [urged] us to accept his offer. 04. The cowboy [urged] his horse on. 05. Benny [ …

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