im
pel
Third Person
impels
Present Participle
impelling
Past Tense
impelled
Past Participle
impelled
1
to strongly encourage someone to take action
- The urgent pleas from the community impelled the government to take swift action in response to the crisis.
- A sense of duty and responsibility impelled her to volunteer at the local shelter every weekend.
- The heartfelt letter from a supporter impels the politician to continue advocating for social justice.
- The gripping narrative of the novel impels readers to stay up late, eager to discover the resolution.
- The alarming statistics about climate change impelled scientists to intensify their research efforts.
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2
to drive or propel something in a specific direction
transitive
- The powerful engine impelled the car up the steep hill effortlessly.
- A strong gust of wind impelled the sailboat across the vast ocean.
- The swift current impelled the leaves downstream in the river.
- The force of the explosion impelled debris in all directions.
- The momentum of the wave impelled the surfer toward the shore.
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