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

v. To drive forward; propel.

v. To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically)

v. To drive forward; to propel an object.

v. To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

To drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action in any way: as, steam is the impelling force of a locomotive.

Synonyms Prompt, Induce, etc. (see actuate); to influence, push on, force on, move, lead, set on. (See list under incite.)

v. cause to move forward with force

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

"Whether his new emphasis on investment, along with restructured corporate taxes, will actually impel our multinational corporations to produce their goods at home is by no means clear, as I argue in my op-ed column on tomorrow's page."

impell    impelled    impelling    impels   

cause    do    make   

impelling    impelled   

actuate    incite    instigate    urge    drive    induce    influence    force    move    propel   

Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle    Burrell    Cabell    Carmel    Cavell    Chanel   

propulsive    actuate    lying-to