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impelimpel /ɪmˈpɛl/ verb (impelled, impelling) [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYimpelOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin impellere, from pellere to drive VERB TABLEimpel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | impel | | he, she, it | impels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | impelled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have impelled | | he, she, it | has impelled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had impelled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will impel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have impelled |
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| Present | I | am impelling | | he, she, it | is impelling | | you, we, they | are impelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was impelling | | you, we, they | were impelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been impelling | | he, she, it | has been impelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been impelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be impelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been impelling |
THESAURUSmake somebody do something► force if a person or situation forces you to do something, it causes you do something you do not want to do: The economy has forced a lot of companies out of business. ► make to force someone to do something: I wish there was something I could do to make her quit smoking. ► pressure somebody into something (also put pressure on somebody to do something) to try to make someone do something by using influence, arguments, threats, etc.: Don’t let them pressure you into making a donation. ► coerce to force someone to do something by threatening or using force: Did the police coerce the suspect into admitting to the crime? ► compel to force someone to do something by using official power or authority, or to be forced to do something because of a situation: The law compels large companies to provide health insurance for their workers. The resulting scandal compelled her to resign. ► obligate/oblige if a duty, need, or a legal contract obligates you to do something, it makes you feel you must do it. Oblige sounds more literary than obligate: His position as a judge obligates him to be fair and impartial. ► impel formal if a situation or emotion impels you to do something it makes you feel very strongly that you must do it: I felt impelled to find out more. to make you feel very strongly that you must do something: impel somebody to do something They felt impelled to help.► see thesaurus at force2 → compel |