To encourage, urge or incite.
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
To elevate to a higher league.
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
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.