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impel

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im·pel  (m-pl)
tr.v. im·pelled, im·pel·ling, im·pels
1. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive: I was impelled by events to take a stand.
2. To drive forward; propel.

[Middle English impellen, from Latin impellere : in-, against; see in-2 + pellere, to drive; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.]

impel
Verb
[-pelling, -pelled]
1. to urge or force (a person) to do something
2. to push, drive, or force into motion [Latin impellere to drive forward]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.impel - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
2.impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
flip - move with a flick or light motion
rocket - propel with a rocket
carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
kick - drive or propel with the foot
pole, punt - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
catapult - shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
send off, project - throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"
loft - propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

impel
Translations
Spanish impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (= force): to impel sb (to do sth) → obligar a algn (a hacer algo)
French impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (= force);
to impel sb (to do sth) → forcer qn (à faire qch)

German impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt to impel sb to do sth → jdn (dazu) nötigen, etw zu tun
Italian impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (= force): to impel sb (to do sth) → costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc)

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But to man doth it ever impel me anew, my fervent creative will; thus impelleth it the hammer to the stone.
Another trick Dag Daughtry succeeded in teaching Michael so enhanced him in Captain Duncan's eyes as to impel him to offer fifty pounds, "and never mind the cat.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
 
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