impel

The definition of impel is to force something to happen or to cause someone to do something.

(verb)

When you cause someone to feel very angry, this is an example of a situation where you impel angry feelings.

See impel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: ME impellen < L impellere < in-, in + pellere, to drive < IE base *pel-, to push into motion, drive > felt

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See impel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb im·pelled, im·pel·ling, im·pels

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English impellen

Origin: , from Latin impellere

Origin: : in-, against; see in-²

Origin: + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots

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