Meaning & use
Egged
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Encouraged or incited someone, usually to do something reckless or unwise, typically used in the phrase 'egged on.'
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His friends egged him on until he finally agreed to try the stunt.
She might never have quit her job if her sister hadn't egged her into it.
A note on using this word
This sense of 'egg' has nothing to do with the food—it comes from the Old Norse eggja, meaning 'to incite,' related to 'edge,' as in spurring someone on.
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Words with an opposite meaning
discourageddissuaded
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