urge on
Push to continue
To urge on is to encourage or push someone to continue or increase their efforts: The crowd urged the runners on.
You can urge on a person, animal, or even an abstract process.
The phrase often implies the subject needs motivation to persist through difficulty or fatigue.
- exhortUrge earnestly
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- inspireStir to action
- rally the troopsUnite and motivate fighters
- prodJab to spur action
barrack · motivate · spur · press · goad · push · giddap · pep up · stimulate · incite · crack the whip · light a fire under · sic · propel · galvanize · prompt · hurry · nudge
encouragement vs. discouragement
urge ondiscourage
Diminish someone's confidence
dissuade · deter · dishearten · talk out of · put off
motivation vs. demotivation
urge ondemotivate
Reduce someone's eagerness
deflate · discourage · undermine · demoralize · dispirit
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