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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impel \Im*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr & vb n.
{Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere pulsum
to drive. See {Pulse} a beat and cf {Impulse}.]
To drive or urge forward or on to press on to incite to
action or motion in any way
The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.
Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;
urge; actuate; move
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
impelled
adj : urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt
impelled to take a stand against the issue" [syn: {driven}]
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