impel synonyms

impel

v.

  1. To urge or force

    induce, instigate, animate, compel; see drive 1, force 1, motivate, urge 2.

  2. To press

    move, push, actuate, prod, start, set in motion, propel, activate, thrust forward, drive, jog, shove, poke, boost, boom, give someone a start, nudge, lend one's weight to.

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