impel
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to impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled)
- (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.
- (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object.
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- (to drive forward): propel
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To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way
To drive forward; to propel an object
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- impel in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- impel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913