impel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impellō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Verb === impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled) (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. Synonyms: actuate, motivate; see also Thesaurus:incite Antonym: (to compel or drive extrinsically) propel (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action. Synonyms: drive, press, propel, push, shove, thrutch Antonyms: restrain, retard; see also Thesaurus:hinder ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== expel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== impellent impeller impetus impulse ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “impel”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “impel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.