Urge or exhort against
1urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the …
2urge — [ʉrj] vt. urged, urging [L urgere, to press hard: see WREAK] 1. a) to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly [to urge caution] b) to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or… …
3urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… …
4urge — urgingly, adv. /errj/, v., urged, urging, n. v.t. 1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 3. to press, push, or hasten (the course …
5urge — [[t]ɜrdʒ[/t]] v. urged, urg•ing, n. 1) to push or force along; impel with force or vigor 2) to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts[/ex] 3) to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one s… …
6exhort — v urge, persuade, sway, prompt, prevail upon; press, peptalk, Inf. sparkplug, encourage, move, animate, stimulate; impel, instigate, induce, incite, inspire, provoke; rouse, goad, egg on, spur, fillip; inflame, fire up, spark, stir, push, quicken …
7dissuade — v. n. 1. Urge or exhort against, attempt to divert, urge not to. 2. Turn from a purpose, divert by persuasion, render averse, persuade not to …
8expostulate — I verb admonish, advise against, animadvert upon, appeal against, argue, attempt to divert, cast reproach upon, castigate, caution, chastise, chide, convince to the contrary, correct, declaim against, dehort, deter, disapprove, discourage,… …
9dissuade — I verb abash, advise against, argue against, attempt to divert, attempt to prevent, cause doubt, caution, convince to the contrary, daunt, dehortari, deter from one s purpose, deterrere, discourage, disenchant, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit,… …
10admonish — [ad män′ish, ədmän′ish] vt. [ME amonesten < OFr amonester < ML * admonestare, ult. < L admonere < ad , to + monere, to warn] 1. to caution against specific faults; warn 2. to reprove mildly 3. to urge or exhort 4. to inform or remind …
