"urge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urge.wav [Southern-England], en-us-urge.ogg [US] Forms: urges [plural]
enPR: ûrj Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From Latin urgeō (“urge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|urgeō||urge}} Latin urgeō (“urge”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} urge (plural urges)
  1. A strong desire; an itch to do something. Categories (topical): Directives Derived forms: premonitory urge, sucking urge, urge to merge Translations (a strong desire; an itch to do something): порив (poriv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), подтик (podtik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 衝動 (Chinese Mandarin), 冲动 (chōngdòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 願望 (Chinese Mandarin), 愿望 (yuànwàng) (Chinese Mandarin), drang [masculine] (Dutch), aandrang [masculine] (Dutch), aandrift [feminine] (Dutch), halu (Finnish), hinku (Finnish), vietti (Finnish), pulsion [feminine] (French), envie [feminine] (French), gana [feminine] (Galician), Drang [masculine] (German), παρόρμηση (parórmisi) [feminine] (Greek), דַּחַף (dáẖaf) [masculine] (Hebrew), vágy (Hungarian), késztetés (Hungarian), indíttatás (Hungarian), inger (Hungarian), ösztönzés (Hungarian), kényszer (Hungarian), urjo (Ido), urjigo (Ido), pulsione [feminine] (Italian), 願望 (ganbō) (alt: がんぼう) (Japanese), 衝動 (shōdō) (alt: しょうどう) (Japanese), talent (Middle English), trang [masculine] (Norwegian), comichão [feminine] (Portuguese), ânsia [feminine] (Portuguese), nevoie [feminine] (Romanian), побужде́ние (pobuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), толчо́к (tolčók) [masculine] (Russian), жела́ние (želánije) [neuter] (Russian), poriv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), impulso [masculine] (Spanish), hanjamu (Swahili), త్వరపెట్టు (tvarapeṭṭu) (Telugu), dürtü (Turkish), arzu (Turkish), istek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-noun-Y8Rm~WJb Disambiguation of Directives: 52 0 32 0 1 2 9 0 3

Verb

IPA: /ɜːd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɝd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urge.wav [Southern-England], en-us-urge.ogg [US] Forms: urges [present, singular, third-person], urging [participle, present], urged [participle, past], urged [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], urge [infinitive]
enPR: ûrj Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From Latin urgeō (“urge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|urgeō||urge}} Latin urgeō (“urge”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=urg}}
  1. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. Tags: transitive Translations (to press the mind or will of): убеждавам (ubeždavam) (Bulgarian), aansporen (Dutch), kehottaa (Finnish), painostaa (english: pressure) (Finnish), inciter (French), anspornen (German), παροτρύνω (parotrýno) (Greek), ösztönöz (Hungarian), invitare (Italian), esortare (Italian), せきたてる (sekitateru) (Japanese), hortor (Latin), skubināt (Latvian), ungaunga (Maori), urgir (Portuguese), убежда́ть (ubeždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сове́товать (sovétovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), coitich (Scottish Gaelic), impeler (Spanish), instar (Spanish), incitar (Spanish), ahincar (Spanish), aguijar (Spanish), alentar (Spanish), espolear (Spanish), వత్తిడి తెచ్చు (vattiḍi teccu) (Telugu), hối (Vietnamese), thúc (Vietnamese), giục (Vietnamese), annog (Welsh) Translations (to press, push, drive): حَثَّ (ḥaṯṯa) (Arabic), সামনে অগ্রসর করা (śamone ogrośor kora) (Bengali), подтиквам (podtikvam) (Bulgarian), ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ (ganiladia) (Cherokee), 催促 (cuīcù) (Chinese Mandarin), duwen (Dutch), aanzetten (Dutch), urĝi (Esperanto), ajaa (Finnish), pousser (French), inciter (French), drängen (German), mahnen (German), treiben (German), ösztönöz (Hungarian), ösztökél (Hungarian), serkent (Hungarian), nógat (Hungarian), unszol (Hungarian), buzdít (Hungarian), urjigar (Ido), brostaigh (Irish), incoraggiare (Italian), fare pressione (Italian), 催促する (saisoku suru) (alt: さいそくする) (Japanese), hortor (Latin), skubināt (Latvian), impelir (Portuguese), подгоня́ть (podgonjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подстёгивать (podstjógivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), побужда́ть (pobuždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подта́лкивать (podtálkivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), सुवति (suvati) (Sanskrit), coitich (Scottish Gaelic), impulsar (Spanish), urgir (Spanish), aguijonear (Spanish), apresurar (Spanish), presionar (Spanish), empujar (Spanish), apremiar (Spanish), aguijar (Spanish), jalear (Spanish), వత్తిడి (vattiḍi) (Telugu), ittirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-5mjmBz9i Disambiguation of 'to press the mind or will of': 48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4 Disambiguation of 'to press, push, drive': 65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3
  2. (transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity. Tags: transitive Synonyms (pressure mentally): instigate
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-WfESYlsv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 37 4 4 5 16 4 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 5 33 4 6 5 21 6 10 Disambiguation of 'pressure mentally': 7 62 0 10 0 9 10 3
  3. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate. Tags: transitive Translations (to provoke): подбуждам (podbuždam) (Bulgarian), provoceren (Dutch), raivostuttaa (Finnish), provoquer (French), provozieren (German), provocare (Italian), provocar (Portuguese), провоци́ровать (provocírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подстрека́ть (podstrekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), coitich (Scottish Gaelic), provocar (Spanish), incitar (Spanish), కోపము తెచ్చు (kōpamu teccu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-GmxSF7QB Disambiguation of 'to provoke': 3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1
  4. (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-1qRJ6TZ3
  5. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon. Tags: transitive Translations (to present in an urgent manner): настоявам (nastojavam) (Bulgarian), aandringen (Dutch), kehottaa (Finnish), sürget (Hungarian), siettet (Hungarian), szorgalmaz (Hungarian), unszol (Hungarian), hajt (Hungarian), insistere (Italian), 急き立てる (sekitateru) (alt: せきたてる) (Japanese), coitich (Scottish Gaelic), బలవంత పెట్టు (balavanta peṭṭu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-vE0MNu-G Disambiguation of 'to present in an urgent manner': 0 0 0 0 92 2 0 5
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-6ROcEw6w
  7. (transitive) To press onward or forward. Tags: transitive Translations (to press onward or forward): ajaa (Finnish), pressare (Italian), apressar (Portuguese), ముందుకు నెట్టు (munduku neṭṭu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-w4ASb5mF Disambiguation of 'to press onward or forward': 15 0 1 6 0 1 76 1
  8. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist. Tags: transitive Translations (to be pressing in argument; to insist): настоявам (nastojavam) (Bulgarian), kehottaa (Finnish), insister (French), insistere (Italian), 催促する (saisoku suru) (alt: さいそくする) (Japanese), insistir (Portuguese), coitich (Scottish Gaelic), instar (Spanish), వాదించు (vādiñcu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-urge-en-verb-z59jDsjq Disambiguation of 'to be pressing in argument; to insist': 4 2 1 1 12 1 2 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: impel, animate, encourage, stimulate Derived forms: urge on Related terms: urgent, surge

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "dáẖaf",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "vágy"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "késztetés"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "indíttatás"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "ösztönzés"
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          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "urjigo"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pulsione"
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          "alt": "がんぼう",
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          "roman": "ganbō",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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          "alt": "しょうどう",
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          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "talent"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "comichão"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ânsia"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nevoie"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pobuždénije",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "побужде́ние"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tolčók",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "толчо́к"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "želánije",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "impulso"
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          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "hanjamu"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "tvarapeṭṭu",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "త్వరపెట్టు"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "dürtü"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "arzu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
          "word": "istek"
        }
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      "name": "en-conj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "urgent"
    },
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      "word": "surge"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1703, Statius, translated by Alexander Pope, edited by William Charles Macready, Thebais, London: Bradbury & Evans, translation of original in Classical Latin, published 1849, page 129",
          "text": "Lo hapless Tydeus, whose ill-fated hand / Had slain his brother, leaves his native land, / And seized with horror in the shades of night, / Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward."
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "push",
          "push#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "drive",
          "drive#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "impel",
          "impel"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force#Verb"
        ],
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          "onward",
          "onward"
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        "(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥaṯṯa",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "حَثَّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śamone ogrośor kora",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "সামনে অগ্রসর করা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podtikvam",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "подтиквам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "ganiladia",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cuīcù",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "催促"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "duwen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "aanzetten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "urĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "ajaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "pousser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "inciter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "drängen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "mahnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "treiben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "ösztönöz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "ösztökél"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "serkent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "nógat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "unszol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "buzdít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "urjigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "brostaigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "incoraggiare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "fare pressione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "alt": "さいそくする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "saisoku suru",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "催促する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "hortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "skubināt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "impelir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podgonjátʹ",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подгоня́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podstjógivatʹ",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подстёгивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pobuždátʹ",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "побужда́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подстрека́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podtálkivatʹ",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подта́лкивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "suvati",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "सुवति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "coitich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "impulsar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "urgir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "aguijonear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "apresurar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "presionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "empujar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "apremiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "aguijar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "jalear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "vattiḍi",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "వత్తిడి"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 0 0 15 0 0 17 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to press, push, drive",
          "word": "ittirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ubeždavam",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "убеждавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "aansporen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "kehottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "pressure",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "painostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "inciter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "anspornen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "parotrýno",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "παροτρύνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "ösztönöz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "invitare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "esortare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sekitateru",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "せきたてる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "hortor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "skubināt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "ungaunga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "urgir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ubeždátʹ",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "убежда́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sovétovatʹ",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "сове́товать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "coitich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "impeler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "instar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "incitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "ahincar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "aguijar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "alentar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "espolear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "vattiḍi teccu",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "వత్తిడి తెచ్చు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "hối"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "thúc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "giục"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 0 0 23 0 0 25 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
          "word": "annog"
        }
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "text": "My boss urged me to reconsider my decision to leave the company, even offering a pay rise.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity."
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        [
          "ply",
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          "motive"
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          "importunity"
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        "(transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 62 0 10 0 9 10 3",
          "sense": "pressure mentally",
          "word": "instigate"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1589–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, act IV, scene iii, page 24",
          "text": "Vrge not my fathers anger (Eglamoure) / But thinke vpon my griefe (a Ladies griefe) / And on the iuſtice of my flying hence, / To keepe me from a moſt vnholy match, / Which heauen and fortune ſtill rewards with plagues.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1823, Sir Walter Scott, chapter II, in Quentin Durward, volume I, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., page 35",
          "text": "“I can answer a civil question civilly,” said the youth ; “and will pay fitting respect to your age, if you do not urge my patience with mockery. Since I have been here in France and Flanders, men have called me, in their fantasy, the Varlet with the Velvet Pouch, because of this hawk-purse which I carry by my side ; but my true name, when at home, is Quentin Durward.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "To provoke; to exasperate."
      ],
      "id": "en-urge-en-verb-GmxSF7QB",
      "links": [
        [
          "provoke",
          "provoke"
        ],
        [
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          "exasperate"
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        "(transitive) To provoke; to exasperate."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podbuždam",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "подбуждам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "provoceren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "raivostuttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "provoquer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "provozieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "provocare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "provocar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "provocírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "провоци́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подстрека́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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          "_dis1": "3 1 93 1 1 1 1 1",
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          "roman": "kōpamu teccu",
          "sense": "to provoke",
          "word": "కోపము తెచ్చు"
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        "To press hard upon; to follow closely."
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        "(transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely."
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        {
          "text": "to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case",
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        "(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon."
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          "word": "kehottaa"
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          "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
          "word": "బలవంత పెట్టు"
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        "(transitive) To press onward or forward."
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          "word": "ajaa"
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        "(transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist."
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          "word": "kehottaa"
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          "word": "instar"
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          "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "衝動"
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      "word": "愿望"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "דַּחַף"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "vágy"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "inger"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "code": "io",
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      "word": "urjigo"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pulsione"
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      "alt": "がんぼう",
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      "word": "願望"
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    {
      "alt": "しょうどう",
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      "word": "衝動"
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      "code": "enm",
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "talent"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "trang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comichão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ânsia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nevoie"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "pobuždénije",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "побужде́ние"
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "толчо́к"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "želánije",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "жела́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poriv"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "impulso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "hanjamu"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tvarapeṭṭu",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "త్వరపెట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "dürtü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "arzu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a strong desire; an itch to do something",
      "word": "istek"
    }
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}

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    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Korean translations",
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    "Requests for review of Spanish translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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          "ref": "1703, Statius, translated by Alexander Pope, edited by William Charles Macready, Thebais, London: Bradbury & Evans, translation of original in Classical Latin, published 1849, page 129",
          "text": "Lo hapless Tydeus, whose ill-fated hand / Had slain his brother, leaves his native land, / And seized with horror in the shades of night, / Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight[…]",
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "My boss urged me to reconsider my decision to leave the company, even offering a pay rise.",
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        "To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity."
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          "ply"
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          "motive"
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        "(transitive) To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1589–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, act IV, scene iii, page 24",
          "text": "Vrge not my fathers anger (Eglamoure) / But thinke vpon my griefe (a Ladies griefe) / And on the iuſtice of my flying hence, / To keepe me from a moſt vnholy match, / Which heauen and fortune ſtill rewards with plagues.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1823, Sir Walter Scott, chapter II, in Quentin Durward, volume I, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., page 35",
          "text": "“I can answer a civil question civilly,” said the youth ; “and will pay fitting respect to your age, if you do not urge my patience with mockery. Since I have been here in France and Flanders, men have called me, in their fantasy, the Varlet with the Velvet Pouch, because of this hawk-purse which I carry by my side ; but my true name, when at home, is Quentin Durward.”",
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      "glosses": [
        "To provoke; to exasperate."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "provoke"
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        [
          "exasperate",
          "exasperate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To provoke; to exasperate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
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          "ref": "a. 1744, Horace, “The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, volume III, London: William Pickering, translation of A Renunciation of Lyric Poetry (in Classical Latin), published 1851",
          "text": "Man ? and for ever ? wretch ! what wouldst thou have ? / Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To press hard upon; to follow closely."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "follow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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        "To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon."
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "to urge an ore with intense heat",
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      "glosses": [
        "To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "treat",
          "treat#Verb"
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        [
          "forcible",
          "forcible"
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          "severe",
          "severe"
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          "violent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
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    {
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To press onward or forward."
      ],
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        [
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        "(transitive) To press onward or forward."
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      "glosses": [
        "To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ɜːd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɝd͡ʒ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)dʒ"
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    {
      "word": "impel"
    },
    {
      "word": "animate"
    },
    {
      "word": "encourage"
    },
    {
      "word": "stimulate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pressure mentally",
      "word": "instigate"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥaṯṯa",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "حَثَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śamone ogrośor kora",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "সামনে অগ্রসর করা"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podtikvam",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "подтиквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "ganiladia",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "ᎦᏂᎳᏗᎠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cuīcù",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "催促"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "duwen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "aanzetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "urĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "ajaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "pousser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "inciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "drängen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "mahnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "treiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "ösztönöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "ösztökél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "serkent"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "nógat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "unszol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "buzdít"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "urjigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "brostaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "incoraggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "fare pressione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいそくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saisoku suru",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "催促する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "hortor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "skubināt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "impelir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podgonjátʹ",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подгоня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podstjógivatʹ",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подстёгивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pobuždátʹ",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "побужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подстрека́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podtálkivatʹ",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подта́лкивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "suvati",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "सुवति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "coitich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "impulsar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "urgir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "aguijonear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "apresurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "presionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "empujar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "apremiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "aguijar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "jalear"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vattiḍi",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "వత్తిడి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to press, push, drive",
      "word": "ittirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ubeždavam",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "убеждавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "aansporen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "kehottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "pressure",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "painostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "inciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "anspornen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parotrýno",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "παροτρύνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "ösztönöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "invitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "esortare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekitateru",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "せきたてる"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "hortor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "skubināt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "ungaunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "urgir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ubeždátʹ",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "убежда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sovétovatʹ",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сове́товать"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "coitich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "impeler"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "instar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "incitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "ahincar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "aguijar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "alentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "espolear"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vattiḍi teccu",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "వత్తిడి తెచ్చు"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "hối"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "thúc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "giục"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to press the mind or will of",
      "word": "annog"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podbuždam",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "подбуждам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provoceren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "raivostuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provoquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provozieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provocar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provocírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "провоци́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podstrekátʹ",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подстрека́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "coitich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "provocar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "incitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kōpamu teccu",
      "sense": "to provoke",
      "word": "కోపము తెచ్చు"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nastojavam",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "настоявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "aandringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "kehottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "sürget"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "siettet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "szorgalmaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "unszol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "hajt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "insistere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せきたてる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sekitateru",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "急き立てる"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "coitich"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "balavanta peṭṭu",
      "sense": "to present in an urgent manner",
      "word": "బలవంత పెట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to press onward or forward",
      "word": "ajaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to press onward or forward",
      "word": "pressare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to press onward or forward",
      "word": "apressar"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "munduku neṭṭu",
      "sense": "to press onward or forward",
      "word": "ముందుకు నెట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nastojavam",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "настоявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "kehottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "insister"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "insistere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さいそくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saisoku suru",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "催促する"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "insistir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "coitich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "instar"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vādiñcu",
      "sense": "to be pressing in argument; to insist",
      "word": "వాదించు"
    }
  ],
  "word": "urge"
}

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