1) Advised adamantly 2) Advised strongly 3) Advocated 4) Advocated forcefully 5) Arm-twisted 6) Asked, and then some 7) Did some arm-twisting 8) Drove on 9) Egged on 10) Encouraged 11) Exhorted 12) Gave encouragement 13) Gave encouragement to 14) Goaded 15) Goaded on 16) Implored 17) Incited 18) Lit a fire under Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/urged