To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
To become/get married to.
To put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
To press onward or forward.
To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
To provoke; to exasperate.
To press hard upon; to follow closely.
A strong desire; an itch to do something.