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Definition of urge : 1. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
2. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.
3. To press hard upon; to follow closely
4. To press onward or forward.
5. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
6. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
7. To provoke; to exasperate.
8. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.

Synonyms:

jazz up, shepherd, entreat, animate, commend, barrack, recreate, press out, momentum, talk into, nerve impulse, sanction, guide, tempt, root on, iron, impetus, incline, inclination, allure, flout, dispose, weigh, jeer, confirm, enjoin someone to do something, hankering, lead, caprice, approve, counsel, compress, command, pep up, escort, restrain, would, walk, hearten, beg, come, squeeze, contract, give someone a steer, enliven, compact, advance, advocate, withhold, bring, exhort, weight-lift, draw, urge on, jolly up, invigorate, stir, influence, discourage, conduct, conjure, advise, admonish, gibe, rationalize, wheedle, inveigle, block, exalt, maneuver, deliver, prohibit, revolutionize, ginger up, itching, ratify, aid, adjure, chirk up, nervous impulse, cheer, agitate, whim, campaign, insist, impulse, cheer up, recommend, scabies, attract, pulse, fight, iron out, continue, haul off, juice up, embolden, weightlift, neural impulse, further, crusade, itchiness, favor, endorse, scoff, make, support, ache, charge, constrict, importune, pulsing, beseech, excite, preach, jolly along, pulsation, speak for, revolutionise, actuate, ask, deny, propose, constrain, breathe in, inhale, promote, deter

incitement, duress, intimidation, motivation, obligation, coercion

inspire, energize, hurl, instigate, hurtle, shove, punch, encourage, throw, shoot, induce, thrust, sling, prompt, knock, entice, nudge, strike, trigger, bump, fire, launch, jerk, prod, pitch, jog, jostle, ferment, magnetize, force, fling, lob, ram, provoke, move, catapult, jolt, poke, heave

eagerness, hunger, longing, ardency, greed, yearning, need, covetousness, amorousness, itch, wish, craving, expectation, acquisitiveness, desire, passion, lust, thirst, hope, fondness

hasten, speed, accelerate, hurry, hustle, expedite, spur, flurry, rush, push, quicken, bustle

compulsion, prompting, fermentation, propulsion, stimulation, catalyst, energy, induction, motive, provocation, impulsion, fomentation, magnetism, enticement, facilitation, goading

convince, cajole, persuade, enlist, implore, seduce, charm, coax, sway

cause, coerce, motivate, dragoon, dictate, foment, bulldoze, goad, hijack, press, stress, impel, daunt, oblige, incite, drive, spark, compel, intimidate, nag, pressure, propel, stimulate, mandate, browbeat, galvanize, bully

plea, appeal, query, inquire, want, summons, entreaty, solicitation, invite, demand, bid, probe, seek, petition, solicit, request, plead, summon, inquiry, invitation, question, requisition

Usage examples:

• They would have accounted it but a new jest of Boccadoro, the Fool, and one so ill- conceived that they might urge the Lord Giovanni to have him whipped for it. - "The Shame of Motley", Raphael Sabatini.
• A few words of explanation passed; the duke and his friends appeared to urge something on Chatterton, who acted as their ambassador, and the consequence was, an introduction of the two parties to each other. - "Precaution", James Fenimore Cooper.
• For she was aware that Roland was coming that night to urge her to go to London and become a public singer. - "A Singer from the Sea", Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr.