Dictionary entries for 'impel'

Synonyms

im·pel (ĭm-pĕĺ)

[Middle English impellen, from Latin impellere, in-, against; see in–², + pellere, to drive.]

transitive verb: -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.

To urge to action through moral pressure; drive: I was impelled by events to take a stand.
To drive forward; propel.