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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pel /ɪmˈpɛl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pelled, -pel•ling. - to urge forward;
to force (to some action):The economic conditions impelled us.[~ + object + to + verb]Financial problems impelled the firm to cut its budget. - to impart motion to:The wheel acts to impel the shaft.
im•pel•ler, n. [countable]See -pel-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pel (im pel′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pelled, -pel•ling. - to drive or urge forward;
press on;
incite or constrain to action. - to drive or cause to move onward;
propel;
impart motion to.
- Latin impellere to strike against, set in motion (transitive), equivalent. to im- im-1 + pellere to strike, move (something); akin to pulse1
- late Middle English impellen 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged actuate. See compel.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrain.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impel /ɪmˈpɛl/ vb ( -pels, -pelling, -pelled)(transitive)- to urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- to push, drive, or force into motion
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin impellere to push against, drive forward, from im- (in) + pellere to drive, push, strikeimˈpellent n , adj |