Meanings
verburge on (third-person singular simple present urges on, present participle urging on, simple past and past participle urged on)
present singular third person urges on · participle present urging on · participle past urged on · past urged on
- transitiveto encourage; motivate; to offer encouragement to.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ὀτρύνω, προτρέπω
- ὀτρύνω (otrúnō)encourage
- προτρέπω (protrépō)encourage
Esperanto instigi
- instigiencourage
Finnish rohkaista
- rohkaistaencourage
Latin incitō
- incitōencourage
Māori whakangete
- whakangeteencourage
Polish motywować, zmotywować
- motywowaćencourage
- zmotywowaćencourage
Spanish arrear
- arrearencourage
Cite this entry
APA
urge on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urge%20on
MLA
“urge on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urge%20on. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urge on,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urge%20on.
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