impel
verb (used with object)
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
have impelled
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present perfectof impel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Vitale—the plaintiffs and the defendant were from New Hyde Park, right on the other side of Stewart Manor’s main street—seems unlikely to have impelled my letter.
From The New Yorker ● May 15, 2017
You will see in a few days a declaration setting forth the causes which have impelled us to this mighty revolution and the reasons which will justify it in the sight of God and man.
From US News ● Jul. 4, 2014
Anything more than a 15% devaluation, the British were warned in the delicate, secret negotiations that preceded it, would have impelled France, Belgium and The Netherlands to mark down their money in retaliation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Given the weather and untested nature of the boat, a sign like that should have impelled me to double- and triple-check everything.
From Time Magazine Archive
Resisting the hand with which Pomeroy would have impelled him towards the lighted doorway, 'I will have nothing to do with it!' he cried, with all the firmness he could muster.
From The Castle Inn by Stanley John Weyman
