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English verb: urge on | |||
| 1. | urge on (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
| Synonyms | barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
| 2. | urge on (communication) force or impel in an indicated direction | ||
| Samples | I urged him to finish his studies. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot urge on Sue | ||
| Synonyms | exhort, press, urge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, counsel, rede | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advocate, bear on, hurry, preach, push, rush | ||
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