urge

/ɜrdʒ/
verb
  1. To strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do something.
    • My friends urged me to apply for the scholarship.
    • The doctor urged him to quit smoking for his health.
    • The teacher urged her students to study for the final exam.
  2. To push or force something forward or onward.
    • The wind urged the sailboat across the lake.
    • She urged the car up the steep hill by pressing the gas pedal.
    • The rider urged the horse to jump over the fence.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A strong desire or impulse to do something.
    • I had to resist the urge to eat the entire cake.
    • The urge to laugh during the serious meeting was hard to control.
    • He felt a sudden urge to travel the world.
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