impel
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to.
Origin of impel
1synonym study For impel
Other words for impel
Opposites for impel
Other words from impel
- un·im·pelled, adjective
Words that may be confused with impel
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How to use impel in a sentence
Humans in different places and times have felt impelled to overcome the limitations of pictures in communicating.
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing - Issue 94: Evolving | Lydia Wilson | December 23, 2020 | NautilusIt seemed to me that I had scarcely closed my eyes when I dreamed that something impelled me to go to the window.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo many of the men who have sought the presidency seem impelled by a desire to compensate for something missing in themselves.
David Frum on How George H.W. Bush Was a Man of Greatness in Modesty | David Frum | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow the GOP, impelled by ideology matched to calculation, is trying the same game again.
Tea-Fueled Republican Resistance Compels Barack Obama To Keep Running | Robert Shrum | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe country was impelled to act, not based on what was known, but what was feared.
New Bin Laden Reports Aren’t Enough to Clarify the Pakistan Wild Card | P.J. Crowley | April 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But like the bee, while impelled by an instinct that makes it search for sugar, it sucks in therewith its solid sustenance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockA quick impulse that was somewhat spasmodic impelled her fingers to close in a sort of clutch upon his hand.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe characters which crowd forth from his brain are sustained and impelled by the same social waves which sustain and impel us.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThe work which it does is performed by the hard substances that are impelled by the current, principally by the sand and pebbles.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerAs if impelled by the voice, Lawrence turned his head and looked into the blazing eyes of Billy.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for impel
/ (ɪmˈpɛl) /
to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
to push, drive, or force into motion
Origin of impel
1Derived forms of impel
- impellent, noun, adjective
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