To urge, insist upon (a thing). Also absol.

transitive. To urge, insist on the belief, admission, or mental acceptance of (something); to impress on or upon a person; to present earnestly…

transitive. To constrain, compel, oblige, or urge (a person) to do something; to bind (a person) to an action, obligation, etc.

To press home (an argument, etc.); to urge (a demand, etc.); formerly, also, to lay stress upon, emphasize (a fact, circumstance).

intransitive. To advocate insistently (a view, proposal, etc.); to support, maintain (a theory or thesis); to strive for, try to obtain or bring…

transitive. To act on the mind or will of; to influence, prevail on, induce, persuade; (also) to strive or seek to influence in this way; to urge…

transitive. To bring forward, present, or press upon the attention (a fact, reason, argument, etc.) in an earnest or urgent manner; to plead with…

transitive. To lay stress upon, press home, urge. Obsolete. Also, To enforce (a law, etc.).

To urge (things). Obsolete. rare.