advocate vs urge

advocate and urge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No
urge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, advocate and urge are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of advocate include recommend.

As verbs, urge is a hypernym of advocate; that is, urge is a word with a broader meaning than advocate:

Other hypernyms of advocate include exhort, press, urge on.

advocate (noun)	urge (noun)
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea	a strong restless desire
a lawyer who pleads cases in court	an instinctive motive

advocate (verb)	urge (verb)
push for something	force or impel in an indicated direction
speak, plead, or argue in favor of	spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
	push for something