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1. (v.t.) impel
to drive or urge forward.
2. impel
to impart motion to.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L impellere to strike against, set in motion =im-im -1+pellere to strike, move (something); cf. pulse1)
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1. (verb) impel, force
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
2. (verb) propel, impel
cause to move forward with force
"Steam propels this ship"
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1. (verb) impel
to drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way
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Sense: to urge or force
Hunger impelled the boy to steal.
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 Afrikaans: aandryf |
 Arabic: يَحُثُّ، يَدْفَع إلى |
 Bulgarian: тласкам |
 Brazilian: impelir |
 Czech: dohnat |
 German: zwingen |
 Danish: tvinge |
 Greek: αναγκάζω, εξωθώ |
 Spanish: impulsar, mover, empujar |
 Estonian: sundima |
 Farsi: وادار کردن |
 Finnish: pakottaa |
 French: pousser (à) |
 Hebrew: לְאַלֵץ |
 Hindi: प्रेरित करना |
 Croatian: nagnati |
 Hungarian: ösztökél |
 Indonesian: memaksa |
 Icelandic: þvinga, knÿja |
 Italian: spingere, costringere |
 Japanese: かり立てて～させる |
 Korean: 억지로 …하게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: pastūmėti, priversti |
 Latvian: mudināt; skubināt |
 Malay: mendorong |
 Dutch: aanzetten tot |
 Norwegian: drive, tvinge |
 Polish: skłonić |
 Persian: وادار کردن |
 Pashto: لمسول، تشويقول، په كار اچ |
 Portuguese: impelir |
 Romanian: aîmpinge |
 Russian: вынуждать |
 Slovak: dohnať (k) |
 Slovenian: (pri)siliti |
 Serbian: primoravati |
 Swedish: driva, tvinga |
 Thai: กระตุ้น |
 Turkish: zorlamak, mecbur etmek |
 Taiwanese: 推動，逼迫 |
 Ukrainian: спонукати; примушувати |
 Urdu: محرک کرنا |
 Vietnamese: thúc ép |
 Chinese: 推动，逼迫 |
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