impel (redirected from impels)

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.

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

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impel [ɪmˈpɛl]

vb -pels, -pelling, -pelled (tr)

1. to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

2. to push, drive, or force into motion

[from Latin impellere to push against, drive forward, from im- (in) + pellere to drive, push, strike]

impellent  n & adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impel - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate force 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" propel 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"

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impel

verb force, move, compel, drive, require, push, influence, urge, inspire, prompt, spur, stimulate, motivate, oblige, induce, prod, constrain, incite, instigate, goad, actuate I felt impelled to go on speaking.
check, discourage, restrain, rebuff, dissuade, repulse

Translations

impel [ɪmˈpel] VT

1. (= force, compel) → obligar
I feel impelled to say → me veo obligado a decir ...

2. (= drive) → impulsar, impeler(frm)
hunger impelled him to do it → el hambre lo impulsó a hacerlo

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impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (= force) → forcer
to impel sb to do sth → forcer qn à faire qch

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impel

vt

(= force) → nötigen; to impel somebody to do something → jdn (dazu) nötigen, etw zu tun; to impel somebody (in)to action → jdn zum Handeln nötigen

(= drive on) → (voran)treiben

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impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (force) to impel sb (to do sth) → costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc); (drive) → spingere qn (a fare qc)

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impel [ɪmˈpɛl] vt (force) to impel sb (to do sth) → costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc); (drive) → spingere qn (a fare qc)

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impel

v impel [imˈpel]

to urge or force Hunger impelled the boy to steal. aandryf يَحُثُّ، يَدْفَع إلى тласкам dohnat tvinge zwingen αναγκάζω, εξωθώ impulsar, mover, empujar sundima وادار کردن pakottaa pousser (à) לְאַלֵץ प्रेरित करना nagnati ösztökél memaksa þvinga, knÿja spingere, costringere かり立てて～させる 억지로 …하게 하다 pastūmėti, priversti mudināt; skubināt mendorong aanzetten tot drive, tvinge skłonić impelir a împinge вынуждать dohnať (k) (pri)siliti primoravati driva, tvinga กระตุ้น zorlamak, mecbur etmek 推動，逼迫 спонукати; примушувати محرک کرنا thúc ép 推动，逼迫