impel action
1Impel — 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… …
2impel — I verb actuate, agitate, arouse, catapult, cause, drive forward, drive onward, encourage, fling, give an impetus, heave, hurl, impart momentum, impart motion, incitare, incite, incite to action, induce, instigate, jaculate, launch, mobilize,… …
3impel, induce — Does one say I wonder what impelled him to do that or I wonder what induced him... ? Impel means to drive or press on, to incite, to propel : The angry speaker was impelled by his sense of injustice. The coach s fiery talk to his players impelled …
4impel — /im pel /, v.t., impelled, impelling. 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. [1375 1425; late ME impellen < L impellere to strike against, set in motion …
5impel — verb /ɪmˈpɛl/ a) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically) b) To drive forward; to propel an object …
6impel — Synonyms and related words: actuate, advance, animate, beset, bind, bowl, bunt, butt, cause, cause to, compel, constrain, drive, drive on, energize, enforce, foment, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, grip,… …
7impel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. drive, push, urge; force, constrain; incite, compel, induce. See impulse, motion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To urge or force] Syn. induce, instigate, animate, compel; see drive 1 , force 1 , motivate …
8impel — im·pel || ɪm pel v. urge into action, drive, force onward, propel forward, cause to move …
9impel — /ɪmˈpɛl / (say im pel) verb (t) (impelled, impelling) 1. to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action in any way. 2. to drive, or cause to move, onwards; propel; impart motion to. {Latin impellere} …
10impel — v.tr. (impelled, impelling) 1 drive, force, or urge into action. 2 drive forward; propel. Derivatives: impellent adj. & n. impeller n. Etymology: ME f. L impellere (as IN (2), pellere puls drive) …