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  • Impel — Im*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im in + pellere, pulsum, to drive. See {Pulse} a beat, and cf. {Impulse}.] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impel — I verb actuate, agitate, arouse, catapult, cause, drive forward, drive onward, encourage, fling, give an impetus, heave, hurl, impart momentum, impart motion, incitare, incite, incite to action, induce, instigate, jaculate, launch, mobilize,… …   Law dictionary

  • impel, induce — Does one say I wonder what impelled him to do that or I wonder what induced him... ? Impel means to drive or press on, to incite, to propel : The angry speaker was impelled by his sense of injustice. The coach s fiery talk to his players impelled …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • impel — /im pel /, v.t., impelled, impelling. 1. to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action. 2. to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to. [1375 1425; late ME impellen < L impellere to strike against, set in motion …   Universalium

  • impel — verb /ɪmˈpɛl/ a) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically) b) To drive forward; to propel an object …   Wiktionary

  • impel — Synonyms and related words: actuate, advance, animate, beset, bind, bowl, bunt, butt, cause, cause to, compel, constrain, drive, drive on, energize, enforce, foment, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, grip,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • impel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. drive, push, urge; force, constrain; incite, compel, induce. See impulse, motion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To urge or force] Syn. induce, instigate, animate, compel; see drive 1 , force 1 , motivate …   English dictionary for students

  • impel — im·pel || ɪm pel v. urge into action, drive, force onward, propel forward, cause to move …   English contemporary dictionary

  • impel — /ɪmˈpɛl / (say im pel) verb (t) (impelled, impelling) 1. to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action in any way. 2. to drive, or cause to move, onwards; propel; impart motion to. {Latin impellere} …  

  • impel — v.tr. (impelled, impelling) 1 drive, force, or urge into action. 2 drive forward; propel. Derivatives: impellent adj. & n. impeller n. Etymology: ME f. L impellere (as IN (2), pellere puls drive) …   Useful english dictionary

  • compel, impel — These words agree in the idea of using physical or other force to result in a course of action, to cause something to be done. Compel has a greater sense of coercion, of actual force, than does impel: My mounting debts compelled me to seek a loan …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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