impel+forward

  • 21impel — 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

  • 22shoot forward — index project (impel forward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 23compel, 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

  • 24compel, impel —  Both words imply the application of a force leading to some form of action, but they are not quite synonymous. Compel is the stronger of the two and, like its cousin compulsion, suggests action undertaken as a result of coercion or irresistible… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 25compel, impel —    Both words imply the application of a force leading to some form of action, but they are not quite synonymous. Compel is the stronger of the two and, like its cousin compulsion, suggests action undertaken as a result of coercion or… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 26compel, impel —    Both words imply the application of a force leading to some form of action, but they are not quite synonymous. Compel is the stronger of the two and, like its cousin compulsion, suggests action undertaken as a result of coercion or… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 27To whet forward — Whet Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v[ a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28move forward — index gain, impel, proceed (go forward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29To put forward — Put Put, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v. i.] 1. To …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30drive forward — index hasten, impel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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