impel

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin impellō

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ɪmˈpɛl/
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• Rhymes: -ɛl

[edit] Verb

to impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled)

1. (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.
2. (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object.

[edit] Synonyms

• (to drive forward): propel

[edit] Antonyms

• expel

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• impellent
• impeller
• impulse

[edit] References

• impel in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• impel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913