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What is the verb for urgent?

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urge
  1. (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  2. (transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  3. (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
  4. (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
  5. (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
  7. (transitive) To press onward or forward.
  8. (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “I would do my best to urge my husband to buy me a new pair of Dolce and Gabbana sneakers.”
      “The game still looked in the balance, and Rhodes continued to urge Kendal on with his constant ranting from the back.”
      “With experts warning that the market is sitting on the biggest bubble ever, it is time to urge caution.”
urges
urgeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of urge
urgest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of urge
urged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of urge
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Those members who cannot attend the Convention are urged to exercise their right to vote by casting an absentee ballot.”
      “Season ticket holders are being urged to bring their entire season ticket books with them to ensure entry to the ground.”
      “Students heading off to university are being urged to check they have adequate insurance.”
urging
  1. present participle of urge
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They are urging residents to bank and not bin their festive food jars and bottles to boost glass recycling.”
      “Now the parents are issuing a stark warning to other parents, urging them to keep a watchful eye on their children.”
      “Those absolutists who extol the virtues of free trade without addressing its costs are urging us to build an incomplete trade policy.”
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