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Phr V urge upon urges, urging, urged urge sth on/upon sb to persuade or force someone to accept or do somethingDiplomats urged the peace treaty upon the two sides.
! Urge upon is more formal than urge on and is mostly used in writing.
urge sth on/upon sb • urge on/upon sb sth to try to persuade someone that they must do something or must behave in a particular way: The Soviets then changed their position, urging caution on Nasser. MacArthur had urged on Taft the importance of concluding a peace treaty quickly.
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