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English noun: urge | |||
| 1. | urge (motive) an instinctive motive | ||
| Samples | Profound religious impulses. | ||
| Synonyms | impulse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motivation, motive, need | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abience, adience, death instinct, death wish, itchy feet, Thanatos, wanderlust | ||
| 2. | urge (feeling) a strong restless desire | ||
| Samples | Why this urge to travel?. | ||
| Synonyms | itch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire | ||
English verb: urge | |||
| 1. | urge (communication) force or impel in an indicated direction | ||
| Samples | I urged him to finish his studies. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot urge Sue , They urge him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | exhort, press, urge on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, counsel, rede | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advocate, bear on, hurry, preach, push, rush | ||
| 2. | urge (communication) push for something | ||
| Samples | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day. | ||
| Synonyms | advocate, recommend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, propose, suggest | ||
| 3. | urge (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
| Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
| Examples | They urge him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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