egged on

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Past participle of egg on
egg on
To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless

She had deliberately egged him on to wreck his prospects.

egg on
urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
egg on
encourage, urge greatly (generally toward something negative as a fight, argument etc.)
egg on
If you egg a person on, you encourage them to do something, especially something dangerous or foolish. He was lifting up handfuls of leaves and throwing them at her. She was laughing and egging him on They egged each other on to argue and to fight
egged on

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    egd ôn

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    /ˈegd ˈôn/ /ˈɛɡd ˈɔːn/

    Etimoloji

    [ 'eg, 'Ag ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old Norse eggja; akin to Old English ecg edge; more at EDGE.