impel+forward

  • 11impel — /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

  • 12impel — 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 …

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  • 13impel — 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,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14impel — 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

  • 15impel — im·pel || ɪm pel v. urge into action, drive, force onward, propel forward, cause to move …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16impel — [ɪm pɛl] verb (impels, impelling, impelled) force or urge to do something. ↘drive forward. Origin ME: from L. impellere, from in towards + pellere to drive …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17impel — v. a. 1. Drive, push, urge, put in motion, press on, urge forward. 2. Induce, move, persuade, influence, instigate, incite, actuate, stimulate, set on, stir up …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 18impel — v 1. urge or drive forward, press or urge on, exhort, impress; induce, persuade, prevail upon, insist upon, railroad, ramrod; constrain, oblige, necessitate, require, demand, force, make, exact, leave no option or choice; apply pressure, Inf.&#8230; …

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  • 19impel — im•pel [[t]ɪmˈpɛl[/t]] v. t. pelled, pel•ling 1) to drive or urge forward 2) to impart motion to • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME &LT; L impellere to strike against, set in motion = im I+pellere to strike, move (something); cf. pulse I syn: See&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20impel — /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} …