The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - urgev.

1) press, push, drive, force, impel, speed, accelerate, hurry, rush, hustle, move, goad, prod, egg on, spur: He urged his steed onward. 2) press, goad, prod, egg on, spur, prompt, induce, incite, constrain, exhort, encourage, demand, request, ask, plead (with) , beseech, beg, entreat, importune: We've been urging the police for months to investigate the goings-on at that house. 3) coax, persuade, induce, prevail upon, campaign (with) , sway, influence, talk into, advise, suggest, counsel: The agents urged them to sell their house while the market was good. 4) argue, set forth, affirm, state, allege, assert, hold, advise, advocate, demand: The residents urged that the planning board should deny permission for a supermarket. --n. 5) pressure, impetus, desire, compulsion, impulse, itch, longing, yearning, drive, fancy, hunger, thirst, craving, Colloq yen: We stopped because Corey felt the urge to have some ice-cream.