trūdo

ob-trūdo (collat. from obstrūdo), si, sum, 3, v. a., to thrust into or against (ante- and post-class.).

In gen.:

titionem inguinibus,

App. M. 7, p. 200 fin. —

In partic.

To gulp down, to swallow hastily:

obtrudamus pernam, sumen, glandium,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 87.—In the form obstrudo:

stans obstrusero aliquid strenue,

id. Stich. 4, 2, 12; cf.: obstrudant obsatullent, ab avide trudendo ingulam, non sumendo cibum. Unde et obstrudulentum... dixit Titinius: obstrudulenti aliquid, quod pectam sedens, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 193 Müll.—

Transf., to thrust, press, force, or obtrude upon one:

virginem alicui,

Ter. And. 1, 5, 15:

palpum alicui,

to wheedle, cajole one, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 35:

arma armis, corpora corporibus,

to dash, force against, Amm. 16, 12:

tactu obtrudentia,

Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 37, 197 (but obstrusa, Sen. Ep. 68, 4, is a false reading for abstrusa).

pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3 ( pluperf. pulserat, Amm. 30, 5, 19), v. a. [kindred with Gr. pallô, pelô], to beat, strike, knock any thing or at any thing; to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel.

Lit.

In gen. (mostly poet.;

syn.: trudo, percutio): pueri pulsi,

Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 48:

pectora pellite tonsis, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. tonsa, p. 356 Müll. (Ann. v. 235 Vahl.): terram pede,

Lucr. 5, 1402:

ter pede terram (in the tripudium),

Hor. C. 3, 18, 15:

humum pedibus,

Cat. 61, 14:

fores,

Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 4; 5, 3, 2:

impetu venientium pulsae fores,

Tac. A. 11, 37: spumat sale rate pulsum, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 26 (Ann. v. 378 Vahl.); cf.: unda pulsa remis, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. 162, 30; so,

vada remis,

Cat. 64, 58:

(arbor) ventis pulsa,

Lucr. 5, 1096.—

In partic.

To drive out or away, to thrust or turn out, expel, banish; esp. milit., to drive back, discomfit, rout the enemy (freq. and class.; syn.: fugo, elimino, deicio); constr. with abl., with ex, rarely with de; also with ab and abl. of the place from which one is repelled or driven back, but has not entered:

cum viri boni lapidibus e foro pellerentur,

Cic. Pis. 10, 23; so,

omnes ex Galliae finibus,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 11; and:

praesidium ex arce,

Nep. Pelop. 3 fin.:

a foribus,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 113:

istum ab Hispaniā,

Cic. Att. 10, 8, 2:

patriis ab agris Pellor,

Ov. M. 14, 477; cf. Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 9:

aliquem a sacris,

Ov. Ib. 624:

possessores suis sedibus,

Cic. Off. 2, 22, 78:

aliquem sedibus,

Sall. J. 41, 8:

aliquem possessionibus,

Cic. Mil. 27, 74:

aliquem civitate,

id. Par. 4, 1, 27:

loco,

Liv. 10, 6:

patria,

Nep. Arist. 1:

aliquem regno,

Hor. S. 1, 6, 13; Just. 35, 1, 3.—Of inanim. objects:

aquam de agro,

Plin. 18, 26, 62, § 230:

tecta, quibus frigorum vis pelleretur,

Cic. Off. 2, 11, 13:

placidam nives pectore aquam,

Tib. 1, 4, 12; 3, 5, 30:

calculos e corpore,

Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 64.—Without indicating the place whence:

qui armis perterritus, fugatus, pulsus est,

Cic. Caecin. 11, 31:

hostes pelluntur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 62, 3; cf.:

milites pulsi fugatique,

Sall. J. 74, 3:

exsules tyrannorum injuriā pulsi,

driven out, banished, Liv. 34, 26, 12:

Athenienses Diagoram philosophum pepulerunt,

Val. Max. 1, 1, 7 ext. — With abl. of manner:

pudendis Volneribus pulsus,

Verg. A. 11, 56; cf.:

si fugisset vulneratus a tergo, etc., Serv. ad loc.—Specifying the place whither: miles pellitur foras,

Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 11:

in exsilium pulsus,

Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56.—

In milit. lang., to rout, put to flight, discomfit:

exercitum ejus ab Helvetiis pulsum et sub jugum missum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 7, 4:

compluribus his proeliis pulsis,

id. ib. 1, 10, 5:

Romanos pulsos superatosque,

id. ib. 2, 24 fin., etc.; 1, 52; Liv. 2, 50; Just. 1, 6, 13; 2, 12, 26.—

To strike, set in motion, impel:

inpello, sagitta pulsa manu,

Verg. A. 12, 320.—

Of a musical instrument, to strike the chords, play:

nervi pulsi,

struck, Cic. Brut. 54, 199:

lyra pulsa manu,

Ov. M. 10, 205; cf.:

classica pulsa,

i. e. blown, Tib. 1, 1, 4.—

Trop.

In gen., to strike, touch, move, affect, impress, etc. (class.):

totum corpus hominis et ejus omnis vultus omnesque voces, ut nervi in fidibus, ita sonant, ut a motu animi quoque sunt pulsae,

Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 216; cf.

of sound: Ille canit, pulsae referunt ad sidera valles,

Verg. E. 6, 84:

sonat amnis, et Asia longe Pulsa palus,

id. A. 7, 702:

quemadmodum visa nos pellerent,

Cic. Ac. 2, 10, 30; cf.:

visa enim ista cum acriter mentem sensumve pepulerunt,

id. ib. 2, 20, 66; id. Fin. 2, 10, 32:

quod (dictum) cum animos hominum aurisque pepulisset,

id. Or. 53, 177:

species utilitatis pepulit eum,

id. Off. 3, 10, 41:

fit saepe, ut pellantur animi vehementius,

id. Div. 1, 36, 80:

nec habet ullum ictum, quo pellat animum,

id. Fin. 2, 10, 32:

nulla me ipsum privatim pepulit insignis injuria,

id. Fam. 4, 13, 2:

ipsum in Hispaniā juvenem nullius forma pepulerat captivae,

Liv. 30, 14, 3:

non mediocri curā Scipionis animum pepulit,

id. 30, 14, 1:

pulsusque residerat ardor,

Ov. M. 7, 76:

longi sermonis initium pepulisti,

you have struck the chord of a long discussion, Cic. Brut. 87, 297.—

In partic.

To drive out or away, to banish, expel:

maestitiam ex animis,

Cic. Fin. 1, 13, 43:

procul a me dolorem,

Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 27:

pulsus Corde dolor,

Verg. A. 6, 382:

glandt famem,

Ov. M. 14, 216; so,

sitim,

Hor. C. 2, 2, 14:

frigoris vim tectis,

Cic. Off. 2, 4, 13:

somnum,

Sil. 7, 300;

Col. poët. 10, 69: Phoebeā morbos arte,

Ov. F. 3, 827:

vino curas,

Hor. C. 1, 7, 31:

moram,

Ov. M. 2, 838:

dolore pulsa est amentia,

id. ib. 5, 511:

turpia crimina a vobis,

id. A. A. 3, 379:

umbras noctis,

Cat. 63, 41:

sidera,

Ov. M. 2, 530:

nubila,

id. ib. 6, 690:

tenebras,

id. ib. 7, 703; 15, 651.—

To beat, conquer, overcome (very rare): si animus hominem pepulit, actum'st: animo servit, non sibi;

Sin ipse animum pepulit, vivit, victor victorum cluet,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 27 sq.:

alicui pudicitiam,

id. Ep. 4, 1, 15.

prō-trūdo, si, sum, 3, v. a., to thrust or push forwards, to thrust forth, push out (class.; syn.: proturbo, propello).

Lit.:

moles protruditur,

Lucr. 4, 891; 4, 246 and 280:

cylindrum,

Cic. Fat. 19, 43: is... domo atque nostrā familiā protruditur, Afran. ap. Don. Ter. 3, 4, 34 (Com. Rel. p. 174 Rib.; cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 121); so,

protrudi penatibus,

to be thrust out of doors, Amm. 29, 1, 21.—

Trop., of time, to put off, defer:

comitia in Januarium mensem,

Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 3.

urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.

Lit. (mostly poet.;

syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

Ov. M. 15, 182:

urgeris turbā circum te stante,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

Verg. G. 3, 222:

tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

id. A. 1, 111:

miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

Ov. H. 6, 92:

equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

Stat. Th. 3, 222.—

Transf.

To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).

To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

Verg. A. 10, 433:

urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

id. S. 2, 2, 64. —

To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

at onus urget,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

quem scabies aut morbus urget,

id. A. P. 453; cf.:

ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

id. C. 1, 24, 5:

omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

Sall. J. 41, 7:

praesens atque urgens malum,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—

To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

nihil urget,

is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

Dig. 23, 3, 33.—

To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

orationem,

id. 11, 3, 102.—

To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

id. G. 4, 290.—

Trop.

To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

sed urges me meis versibus,

id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

ut interrogando urgeat,

Cic. Or. 40, 137:

urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—

To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

eundem locum diutius,

Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

jus, aequitatem,

id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

propositum,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

non tacta ligonibus arva,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

vestem,

Verg. A. 9, 489:

iter,

Ov. F. 6, 520:

vestigia ad manes,

Sil. 12, 419:

Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

urgentior causa,

Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

urgentissima ratio,

Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.

urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.

Lit. (mostly poet.;

syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

Ov. M. 15, 182:

urgeris turbā circum te stante,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

Verg. G. 3, 222:

tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

id. A. 1, 111:

miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

Ov. H. 6, 92:

equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

Stat. Th. 3, 222.—

Transf.

To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).

To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

Verg. A. 10, 433:

urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

id. S. 2, 2, 64. —

To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

at onus urget,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

quem scabies aut morbus urget,

id. A. P. 453; cf.:

ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

id. C. 1, 24, 5:

omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

Sall. J. 41, 7:

praesens atque urgens malum,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—

To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

nihil urget,

is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

Dig. 23, 3, 33.—

To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

orationem,

id. 11, 3, 102.—

To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

id. G. 4, 290.—

Trop.

To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

sed urges me meis versibus,

id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

ut interrogando urgeat,

Cic. Or. 40, 137:

urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—

To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

eundem locum diutius,

Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

jus, aequitatem,

id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

propositum,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

non tacta ligonibus arva,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

vestem,

Verg. A. 9, 489:

iter,

Ov. F. 6, 520:

vestigia ad manes,

Sil. 12, 419:

Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

urgentior causa,

Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

urgentissima ratio,

Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.

urgeo (less correctly urgueo), ursi ( perf. rare; past part. not found), 2, v. a. [Gr. Werg-, heirgnumi, to shut in; Sanscr. varg-, vargami, prevent; Germ. Merk; Engl. work], to press, push, force, drive, impel, urge.

Lit. (mostly poet.;

syn.: pello, trudo): unda impellitur undā Urgeturque eadem veniens urgetque priorem,

Ov. M. 15, 182:

urgeris turbā circum te stante,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 135:

angustoque vagos pisces urgere catino,

id. ib. 2, 4, 77:

trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget,

Verg. A. 12, 748; cf. Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

aut petis aut urges ruiturum, Sisyphe, saxum,

i. e. roll up, Ov. M. 4, 460:

versaque in obnixos urguentur cornua vasto Cum gemitu,

Verg. G. 3, 222:

tres (naves) Eurus ab alto In brevia et Syrtes urget,

id. A. 1, 111:

miserum tenues in jecur urget acus,

Ov. H. 6, 92:

equites in oppidum, Auct. B. Afr. 6, 3: (Mars) aetherias currus urgebat ad arces,

Stat. Th. 3, 222.—

Transf.

To press upon (as something burdensome or compulsory).

To bear hard or close upon; press hard, beset (class.):

Caesar cum septimam legionem, quae juxta constiterat, urgeri ab hoste vidisset,

Caes. B. G. 2, 26; 2, 25; Sall. J. 56, 6; cf.:

hinc Pallas instat et urget Hinc contra Lausus,

Verg. A. 10, 433:

urgent impavidi te Salaminius Teucer, te Sthenelus,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 23:

hac urget lupus, hac canis angit,

id. S. 2, 2, 64. —

To weigh or bear down, to burden, oppress:

at onus urget,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 35; cf.:

onus aut jam urgentis aut certe adventantis senectutis,

Cic. Sen. 1, 2:

quod latus mundi nebulae malusque Juppiter urget,

Hor. C. 1, 22, 20:

quem scabies aut morbus urget,

id. A. P. 453; cf.:

ergo Quintilium perpetuus sopor Urget,

id. C. 1, 24, 5:

omnes illacrimabiles Urgentur ignotique longa Nocte,

id. ib. 4, 9, 27:

populus militiā atque inopiā urguebatur,

Sall. J. 41, 7:

praesens atque urgens malum,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 25, 61.—

To urge, press, stimulate, drive, solicit (syn. insto):

quod te urget, scelus, Qui huic sis molestus?

Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 47:

etiam atque etiam insto atque urgeo,

Cic. Planc. 19, 48:

quamobrem, ut facis, urge, insta, perfice,

id. Att. 13, 32, 1: Lepidus ursit me et suis et Antonii litteris, ut, etc., Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 4:

nihil urget,

is pressing, Cic. Att. 13, 27, 2:

cur patrem non urserit ad exsolutionem,

Dig. 23, 3, 33.—

To press, strain, exert in excess, etc.:

vox autem ultra vires urgenda non est,

Quint. 11, 3, 51; cf.

orationem,

id. 11, 3, 102.—

To press upon (by too great nearness), to crowd, hem in, confine:

ne urbem hanc urbe aliā premere atque urgere possitis,

Cic. Agr. 1, 5, 16:

vallis, quam densis frondibus atrum Urget utrimque latus,

Verg. A. 11, 524; 7, 566:

quāque pharetratae vicinia Persidis urget,

id. G. 4, 290.—

Trop.

To press, ply, urge with argument (a favorite expression of Cic.):

urgerent praeterea philosophorum greges... instaret Academia,

Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42:

illum neque ursi, neque levavi,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

sed urges me meis versibus,

id. Div. 2, 20, 45:

urguebat Arcesilas Zenonem, cum ipse falsa omnia diceret, etc.,

id. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—With acc. and inf.:

sed urguetis identidem hominum esse istam culpam non deorum,

Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76:

illud urgeam, non intellegere eum, quid, etc.,

id. Fin. 5, 27, 80.— Absol.:

ut interrogando urgeat,

Cic. Or. 40, 137:

urgent tamen et nihil remittunt,

id. Fin. 4, 28, 77; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Lig. 3, 9 (also ap. Quint. 9, 2, 57).—

To follow up, keep to, stick to, ply hard, push forward, urge on any thing:

eundem locum diutius,

Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97:

quin tu urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

jus, aequitatem,

id. Off. 3, 16, 67: idem illud de provinciis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3:

propositum,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 6:

et durum terrae rusticus urget opus,

Tib. 1, 9, 8; Ov. M. 4, 390; cf.:

non tacta ligonibus arva,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 26:

vestem,

Verg. A. 9, 489:

iter,

Ov. F. 6, 520:

vestigia ad manes,

Sil. 12, 419:

Romae cum sum et urgeo forum,

am often in the Forum, Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 4; cf. altum, to force or plunge into, Hor. C. 2, 10, 2.— Urgeri, with gen., to be hard pressed, prosecuted for any thing:

male administratae provinciae aliorumque criminum,

Tac. A. 6, 29.— Poet., with inf.:

marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Summovere litora,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 20.—Hence, urgens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.B.1.), pressing, cogent, urgent (postclass. and very rare):

urgentior causa,

Tert. Res. Carn. 2 med.:

urgentissima ratio,

Cod. Just. 3, 11, 1.— Adv.: urgenter, pressingly (late Lat.), Cypr. Ep. 30, 1.