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impellent

[ im-pel-uhnt ]
/ ɪmˈpɛl ənt /
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adjective
impelling: an impellent power; an impellent cause.
noun
something that impels; an impelling agency or force.
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Origin of impellent

1610–20; <Latin impellent- (stem of impellēns), present participle of impellere to set in motion. See impel, -ent

Words nearby impellent

impede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent, impeller, impend, impendent, impending, impenetrability
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Words related to impellent

propulsive, effort, initiative, momentum, push, desire, feeling, inclination, influence, instinct, motivation, motive, notion, passion, thought, whim, wish, active, compelling, dynamic

How to use impellent in a sentence

  • Cleve, noting the smile, divined something of the 166 impellent thought behind that smile, and he grew uneasy.

    The Pagan Madonna|Harold MacGrath

  • Full of wrath, I kicked their fires out, with my impellent boots, and gave the order to inspan and to follow me at once.

    The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart

  • This conception of thought as impellent—that is to say, as impelling bodily activity—is of absolutely fundamental importance.

    Psychology and Achievement|Warren Hilton

  • Every thought carries with it the impellent energy to effect its realization.

    Power of Mental Imagery|Warren Hilton
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