Impel

//ɪmˈpɛl// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. transitive

    "She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher."

  2. 2
    cause to move forward with force wordnet
  3. 3
    To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action. transitive

    "The wind impelled the kayaks toward the shore."

  4. 4
    urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impellō.

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