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 — (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 … Etymology 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
