phrasal verb

Urge on

Letter UInseparable

Urge on

Encourage

Meanings

Encourage (separable [optional], International English)
Persuade or pressure to accept something (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

The crowd URGED the players ON.
They URGED the deal ON the company.

Related

urge + …Same base verb … + onSame particle

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