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
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How to use impel in a sentence
The move sparked a revolt, impelling tens of millions of users to flee to rivals such as Signal and Telegram.
How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users | by Peter Elkind, Jack Gillum and Craig Silverman | September 7, 2021 | ProPublicaWhere the subject of “Dreamtank” seems impelled by larger forces, the clenched-fist figure in “Sentinel” declares his autonomy.
In the galleries: Acronyms as content encode a powerful commentary | Mark Jenkins | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostPublic pressure impelled Match Group’s initiatives, according to Carrie Goldberg, a victims’ rights attorney who represented Garbo founder Kathryn Kosmides in a gender-based violence case that inspired the nonprofit’s creation.
Tinder and OkCupid Could Soon Let You Background Check Your Date — for a Price | by Brian Edwards and Elizabeth Naismith Picciani, Columbia Journalism Investigations | March 18, 2021 | ProPublicaWhat, then, was the truth that the truth serum was seeking to impel?
Would Truth Serum Work on James Holmes in the Aurora Shooting Trial? | Kent Sepkowitz | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese all-too-possible nightmare scenarios should impel the United States to focus on the current state of Pakistan.
Marc Grossman Inherits the Worst Job in the World | Bruce Riedel | February 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
He saw enough in her face to impel him to take her hand and hold it while he said his lingering good night.
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 ChristopheYou alone, Madam, had the power to conquer my indolence, and to impel me to change my resolution.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachResist that inclination which seems to impel you to gloomy meditation, solitude, and melancholy.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachVarious motives impel the living to treat with respect the body from which life has departed.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. Brinton
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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