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to impel
01
to strongly encourage someone to take action
Ditransitive: to impel sb to do sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
impel
3rd person singular
impels
Present participle
impelling
Past simple
impelled
Past participle
impelled
Examples
The urgent pleas from the community impelled the government to take swift action in response to the crisis.
02
to drive or propel something in a specific direction
Transitive: to impel sth to a direction
Examples
The powerful engine impelled the car up the steep hill effortlessly.
Lexical Tree
impelled
impellent
impeller
impel
