verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of impel form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   urged or forced to action through moral pressure wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

animateddriveninclinedinner directedmindedmotivated

Example

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"It was hunger that impelled him to crime."

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