Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 any way.
The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.
Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;
urge; actuate; move.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impel
v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
[syn: {force}]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: {propel}]
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