Tried to convince

URGED

Think of a word that means to strongly encourage or press someone to take action, often with a sense of insistence.

"Tried to convince" is a straightforward definition clue pointing to a word that means to persuade or push someone toward an action. The answer "URGED" fits perfectly because it captures that sense of strong encouragement or insistence. There’s no hidden wordplay here—just a direct match between the clue’s meaning and the answer’s definition.