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im·pel

 (ĭm-pĕl′)
tr.v. im·pelled, im·pel·ling, im·pels
1. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive: I was impelled by events to take a stand.
2. To drive forward; propel.
[Middle English impellen, from Latin impellere : in-, against; see in-2 + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
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impel

(ɪmˈpɛl)
vb (tr) , -pels, -pelling or -pelled
1. to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
2. to push, drive, or force into motion
[C15: from Latin impellere to push against, drive forward, from im- (in) + pellere to drive, push, strike]
imˈpellent n, adj
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im•pel

(ɪmˈpɛl)

v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling.
1. to drive or urge forward.
2. to impart motion to.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin impellere to strike against, set in motion =im- im-1 + pellere to strike, move (something); compare pulse1]
syn: See compel.
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impel


Past participle: impelled
Gerund: impelling

Imperative
impel
impel
Present
I impel
you impel
he/she/it impels
we impel
you impel
they impel
Preterite
I impelled
you impelled
he/she/it impelled
we impelled
you impelled
they impelled
Present Continuous
I am impelling
you are impelling
he/she/it is impelling
we are impelling
you are impelling
they are impelling
Present Perfect
I have impelled
you have impelled
he/she/it has impelled
we have impelled
you have impelled
they have impelled
Past Continuous
I was impelling
you were impelling
he/she/it was impelling
we were impelling
you were impelling
they were impelling
Past Perfect
I had impelled
you had impelled
he/she/it had impelled
we had impelled
you had impelled
they had impelled
Future
I will impel
you will impel
he/she/it will impel
we will impel
you will impel
they will impel
Future Perfect
I will have impelled
you will have impelled
he/she/it will have impelled
we will have impelled
you will have impelled
they will have impelled
Future Continuous
I will be impelling
you will be impelling
he/she/it will be impelling
we will be impelling
you will be impelling
they will be impelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been impelling
you have been impelling
he/she/it has been impelling
we have been impelling
you have been impelling
they have been impelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been impelling
you will have been impelling
he/she/it will have been impelling
we will have been impelling
you will have been impelling
they will have been impelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been impelling
you had been impelling
he/she/it had been impelling
we had been impelling
you had been impelling
they had been impelling
Conditional
I would impel
you would impel
he/she/it would impel
we would impel
you would impel
they would impel
Past Conditional
I would have impelled
you would have impelled
he/she/it would have impelled
we would have impelled
you would have impelled
they would have impelled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.impel - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
force
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
2.impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
propel
flip - move with a flick or light motion
rocket - propel with a rocket
carry - propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
kick - drive or propel with the foot
pole, punt - propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
launch - propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
catapult - shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
send off, project - throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"
loft - propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
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impel

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impel

verb
1. To stir to action or feeling:
egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.
2. To set or keep going:
actuate, drive, mobilize, move, propel, run.
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Translations
يَحُثُّ، يَدْفَع إلى
dohnat
tvinge
òvinga, knÿja
pastūmėti
mudinātskubināt
mecbur etmekzorlamak

impel

[ɪmˈpel] VT
1. (= force, compel) → obligar
I feel impelled to say → me veo obligado a decir ...
2. (= drive) → impulsar, impeler (frm)
hunger impelled him to do it → el hambre lo impulsó a hacerlo
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impel

[ɪmˈpɛl] vt (= force) → forcer
to impel sb to do sth → forcer qn à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impel

vt
(= force) → nötigen; to impel somebody to do something → jdn (dazu) nötigen, etw zu tun; to impel somebody (in)to action → jdn zum Handeln nötigen
(= drive on) → (voran)treiben
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impel

[ɪmˈpɛl] vt (force) to impel sb (to do sth) → costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc); (drive) → spingere qn (a fare qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

impel

(imˈpel) – past tense, past participle imˈpelled – verb
to urge or force. Hunger impelled the boy to steal.
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