| 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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