overurge

English

Etymology

over- +‎ urge

Verb

overurge (third-person singular simple present overurges, present participle overurging, simple past and past participle overurged)

1. (transitive) To urge excessively.
   • November 16, 1901, Mark Twain, speech - Lotos Club Dinner for Joseph H. Choate

     He didn't overurge the compliment.

   • 1927, The National Druggist, volume 57, page 261:

     The salespeople often overurge the buying of certain supplies and goods, and when the customer reaches home, dissatisfaction or a realization that the purchase was unnecessary, prompts return.