impel
verb
im·pel
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impelled;
impelling
Definition of impel
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Examples of impel in a Sentence
His interest in the American Civil War impelled him to make repeated visits to Gettysburg.
She felt impelled to give a speech after the performance.
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What impels her forward is the voice: free, pellucid, almost always first-person, interested not in the long view but in the here and now. — Abhrajyoti Chakraborty, The New Republic, "Natalia Ginzburg’s Radical Clarity," 5 Aug. 2019 In a flash, rain poured and wind whipped at once, blowing trash onto the field and impelling a rapid response from the grounds crew. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers power their way over the Phillies after a two-hour rain delay," 17 July 2019 The latent violence of the automobile — expressed through automotive design and marketing — allows many drivers to act on those same impulses that impelled Vanderbilt more than a century ago. — Dan Albert, Vox, "Driverless cars are coming. We’ll miss the thrill of the ride.," 21 June 2019 That has impelled the BOJ to stick by its aggressive easing, an increasing source of irritation for commercial banks and insurance companies. — Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ, "Bank of Japan Sticks to Ultra-Easy Money Policy, Defying Expectations," 31 July 2018 Meanwhile, teachers are being asked to fork over more of their paychecks to keep their health coverage, even as budget cuts have impelled them to use their own money for classroom supplies and to crowdsource money to buy computers. — Emmarie Huetteman, Washington Post, "Unwieldy Health Costs Often Stand Between Teachers And Fatter Paychecks," 18 June 2018 Russell's conclusion suggests that despair and optimism are opposite sides of the same coin in the world of labor, where the forces that impel people to work can lie beyond their understanding. — Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, "Chicago Underground Film Festival: Gold and copper miners tough it out in Good Luck," 5 June 2018 Cars driving by impelled the police to end the standoff violently. — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, "Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street," 16 Apr. 2018 In contrast, the scientific world is impelled to explore the technical possibilities of its achievements, and the technological world is preoccupied with commercial vistas of fabulous scale. — Henry A. Kissinger, The Atlantic, "How the Enlightenment Ends," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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impel
verb
English Language Learners Definition of impel
: to cause (someone) to feel a strong need or desire to do something
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impel
verb
im·pel
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impelled;
impelling
Kids Definition of impel
: to urge or force into action
I felt impelled to speak up.
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