Encourage some of our generation (4)
I believe the answer is:
urge
'encourage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for urge that I've seen before include "Appeal to" , "Strongly recommend; impulse" , "Longing" , "Encourage (to do something)" , "'Exhort, press (4)'" .)