impel
/ɪmˈpɛl/
verb
- To force or push someone to do something; to strongly motivate or drive someone to take action.
- The desperate need for money impelled him to take a second job.
- Curiosity impelled the child to open the mysterious box.
- A sense of duty impelled her to volunteer at the shelter.
- To push something forward or cause it to move in a particular direction.
- The wind impelled the sailboat across the lake.
- A strong current impelled the raft downstream.
- The engine's power impelled the car up the steep hill.
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