impel
verb /ɪmˈpel/
/ɪmˈpel/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they impel | /ɪmˈpel/ /ɪmˈpel/ |
| he / she / it impels | /ɪmˈpelz/ /ɪmˈpelz/ |
| past simple impelled | /ɪmˈpeld/ /ɪmˈpeld/ |
| past participle impelled | /ɪmˈpeld/ /ɪmˈpeld/ |
| -ing form impelling | /ɪmˈpelɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpelɪŋ/ |
- if an idea or feeling impels you to do something, you feel as if you are forced to do it
- impel somebody to do something He felt impelled to investigate further.
- impel somebody (to something) There are various reasons that impel me to that conclusion.
- She was impelled by the urgent need to see him again.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘propel’): from Latin impellere, from in- ‘towards’ + pellere ‘to drive’.