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im·pel
 impel
- pronunciation:
- ihm
pel
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
impelled, impelling, impels |
| definition 1: |
to drive or incite to action.
The final pay cut impelled the workers to go on strike.- synonyms:
- compel, incite, induce, prompt
- antonyms:
- restrain
- similar words:
- actuate, constrain, demand, drive, exhort, force, press, pressure, prevail upon, prick, prod, provoke, push, urge
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| definition 2: |
to send or cause to move forward; propel.
- synonyms:
- drive, propel
- similar words:
- launch, move, push, thrust
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| related words: |
activate, advance, arouse, bend, carry, coerce, crowd, eject, encourage, goad, induce, pick, power, prod |
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