impel

impel
impel (v.) early 15c., from L. impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (2)) + pellere "to push, drive" (see PULSE (Cf. pulse) (1)). Related: Impelled; impelling.

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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 — drive, *move, actuate Analogous words: compel, constrain, *force: *provoke, excite, stimulate: incite, instigate, foment: goad, spur (see corresponding nouns at MOTIVE) Antonyms: restrain Contrasted words: curb, check, inhibit (see RESTRAIN) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impel — has inflected forms impelled, impelling …   Modern English usage

  • impel — [v] prompt, incite actuate, boost, compel, constrain, drive, excite, foment, force, goad, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, jog, lash, mobilize, motivate, move, oblige, poke, power, press, prod, propel, push, require, set in motion, shove,… …   New thesaurus

  • impel — ► VERB (impelled, impelling) 1) drive, force, or urge to do. 2) drive forward. DERIVATIVES impeller noun. ORIGIN Latin impellere, from in towards + pellere to drive …   English terms dictionary

  • impel — [im pel′] vt. impelled, impelling [ME impellen < L impellere < in , in + pellere, to drive < IE base * pel , to push into motion, drive > FELT] 1. to push, drive, or move forward; propel 2. to force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain …   English World dictionary

  • impel — v. (formal) 1) (d; tr.) to impel into, to 2) (H) to impel smb. to do smt. * * * [ɪm pel] to (H) to impel smb. to do smt. (formal) (d;tr.) to impelinto …   Combinatory dictionary

  • impel — UK [ɪmˈpel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms impel : present tense I/you/we/they impel he/she/it impels present participle impelling past tense impelled past participle impelled formal if a feeling or idea impels you to do something, it forces… …   English dictionary

  • impel — See compel. See compel, impel See impel, induce …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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