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Impelling

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v. Present participle of impel.

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adj. markedly effective as if by emotional pressure

Word Usage

"But our social wisdom insists that we obey the choices of instinct; our social wisdom is only another phase of our refinement, which, in impelling us to a love of the beautiful, does not the less impel us to love."

Verb Form

impell impelled impelling impels

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cause do make

Variant

impelling impelled

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

actuate incite instigate urge drive induce influence force move propel

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Adel Adele Bel Bell Belle Burrell Cabell Carmel Cavell Chanel

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

propulsive actuate lying-to