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–verb (used with object), -pelled, -pel·ling.

1.	to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.

2.	to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME impellen < L impellere to strike against, set in motion (transit.), equiv. to im- im-¹ + pellere to strike, move (something); akin to pulse¹

]

—Synonyms 1. actuate. See compel.

—Antonyms 1. restrain.

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tr.v. im·pelled, im·pel·ling, im·pels

To urge to action through moral pressure; drive: I was impelled by events to take a stand.
To drive forward; propel.

[Middle English impellen, from Latin impellere : in-, against; see in-² + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
impel

1490, from L. impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from in- "into" + pellere "to push, drive."

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impel
verb
1.	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
2.	cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel]

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impel [imˈpel] verb — past tense, past participle imˈpelled

to urge or force
Example: Hunger impelled the boy to steal.

Arabic:	يَحُثُّ، يَدْفَع إلى
Chinese (Simplified):	推动，逼迫
Chinese (Traditional):	推動，逼迫
Czech:	dohnat
Danish:	tvinge
Dutch:	aanzetten tot
Estonian:	sundima
Finnish:	pakottaa
French:	pousser (à)
German:	zwingen
Greek:	αναγκάζω, εξωθώ
Hungarian:	ösztökél
Icelandic:	þvinga, knÿja
Indonesian:	memaksa
Italian:	spingere, costringere

Japanese:	かり立てて～させる
Korean:	강요하다
Latvian:	mudināt; skubināt
Lithuanian:	pastūmėti, priversti
Norwegian:	drive, tvinge
Polish:	skłonić
Portuguese (Brazil):	impelir
Portuguese (Portugal):	impelir
Romanian:	a împinge
Russian:	вынуждать
Slovak:	dohnať (k)
Slovenian:	(pri)siliti
Spanish:	impulsar, mover, empujar
Swedish:	driva, tvinga
Turkish:	zorlamak, mecbur etmek

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Impel

Im*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impelling.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum, to drive. See Pulse a beat, and cf. Impulse.] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.

Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive; urge; actuate; move.

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