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Word: Impel
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘propel’): from Latin impellere, from in- ‘towards’ + pellere ‘to drive’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪmˈpɛl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something
Short Definition:drive, force, or urge someone to do something
Examples:- financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures
- a lack of equality impelled the oppressed to fight
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