VERB | communication | urge, urge on, press, exhort | force or impel in an indicated direction |
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communication | urge, recommend, advocate | push for something | |
communication | urge, cheer, root on, inspire, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts | |
NOUN | motive | urge, impulse | an instinctive motive |
feeling | urge, itch | a strong restless desire |
Sounds | er'jh | |
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Rhymes | converge ... verge: 16 rhymes with erjh... |
Meaning | An instinctive motive. | |
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Synonym | impulse | |
Narrower | abience | (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object |
adience | (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object | |
death instinct, death wish, Thanatos | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die | |
wanderlust, itchy feet | Very strong or irresistible impulse to travel | |
Broader | motivation, motive, need | The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal |
Spanish | impulso |
Meaning | A strong restless desire. | |
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Example | "why this urge to travel?" | |
Synonym | itch | |
Broader | desire | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
Spanish | ansia |
Meaning | Force or impel in an indicated direction. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Model | Sam cannot urge Sue; They urge him to write the letter | |
Example | "I urged him to finish his studies" | |
Synonyms | urge on, press, exhort | |
Narrower | preach, advocate | speak, plead, or argue in favor of |
push, bear on | Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action | |
rush, hurry | urge to an unnatural speed | |
Broader | rede, advise, counsel | Give advice to |
Spanish | empujar, exhortar, instar, presionar, urgir | |
Catalan | empènyer, exhortar, instar, pressionar | |
Adjectives | urgent | compelling immediate action |
Nouns | urging | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
Meaning | Push for something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | recommend, advocate | |
Narrower | prescribe | Recommend as beneficial |
Broader | propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
Spanish | abogar, aconsejar, exhortar, instar, preconizar, recomendar | |
Catalan | exhortar, instar, recomanar | |
Nouns | urgency | insistent solicitation and entreaty |
Meaning | Spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They urge him to write the letter | |
Synonyms | cheer, root on, inspire, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | |
Narrower | cheerlead | act as a cheerleader in a sports event |
Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
Spanish | activar, alegrar, animar, dar ánimos, estimular, exhortar, incitar, jalear, motivar, vitorear | |
Catalan | alegrar, animar, exhortar, inspirar | |
Nouns | urging | the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging |
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