impelv.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpɛl/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpɛl/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s impell.

Etymology: < Latin impellĕre, in same senses, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pellĕre to drive; compare also obsolete French impeller (16th cent. in Godefroy).

1. transitive. To drive, force, or constrain (a person) to some action, or to do something, by acting upon his mind or feelings; to urge on, incite.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge, press, or impel

pullc1300

firk1340

enforce138.

pressa1393

thrust14..

impel1490

urge1576

to put (a person) to it1581

importune1598

to lay weight upon1600

riot1777

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 78 He was strongli impelled in his corage by y^e persuasions and harde lamentacions.

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. ii. sig. Bbb.ij/2 Will chooseth, for in it dooth lye bothe to will and to nill: which are againe impeld by other powers and faculties.

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 12 Not..upon their own motion, but as moved, impelled, and acted by God.

1733 A. Pope Ess. Man ii. 58 Active its Task, it prompts, impels, inspires.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 205 I cannot tell what impels me to speak thus boldly.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 141 Human nature will impel him to seek pleasure instead of virtue.

a. In literal sense: To drive or cause to move onward; to impart motion to; to propel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)]

driveeOE

sendc950

stira1300

enforce1340

swayc1400

compel1447

force1582

impel1611

impulse1611

to set gone?1611

to knock on1642

pulse1666

command1680

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impellere, to impell, to thrust violently,..to driue forward.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iv. 80 This effluvium attenuateth and impelleth the neighbour ayre.

1721 tr. Georgics iii, in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. (ed. 5) I. 284 O'er th' Elean Plains, thy well-breath'd Horse Impels the flying Carr.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 175 The heart..impels the blood through the arteries.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 11 A ship impelled by the wind and tide.

1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xix. 307 Uncle Venner..impelling a wheelbarrow along the street.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. xiii. 245 One or two skiffs were coming home, impelled by reading men, who took their constitutionals on the water.

b. To force (a thing) upon. rare.

ΚΠ

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 194 He cried, you must accept them, as a token of our loves, and so he constrained and impelled them upon me.

Derivatives

imˈpelled adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > impelled

driven1616

impelled1686

1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature vi. 217 The generality of impelled bodies do move either upwards, downwards [etc.].

imˈpelling adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > impelling or driving

urgent1546

impulsive1604

compulsivea1616

impellent1620

driving1642

enormantic1651

chasing1669

commanding1680

pulsivea1687

impelling1767

1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 71 The impelling force of the blood.

1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life 305 Force which is cumulative, growing stronger and more impelling as it goes.

1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 142 The impelling force acting only on one side of the centre.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	impel
释义	impelv. Brit. /ɪmˈpɛl/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpɛl/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s impell. Etymology: < Latin impellĕre, in same senses, < im- (im- prefix¹) + pellĕre to drive; compare also obsolete French impeller (16th cent. in Godefroy). 1. transitive. To drive, force, or constrain (a person) to some action, or to do something, by acting upon his mind or feelings; to urge on, incite. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > urge, press, or impel pullc1300 firk1340 enforce138. pressa1393 thrust14.. impel1490 urge1576 to put (a person) to it1581 importune1598 to lay weight upon1600 riot1777 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxii. 78 He was strongli impelled in his corage by y^e persuasions and harde lamentacions. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. ii. sig. Bbb.ij/2 Will chooseth, for in it dooth lye bothe to will and to nill: which are againe impeld by other powers and faculties. 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 12 Not..upon their own motion, but as moved, impelled, and acted by God. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man ii. 58 Active its Task, it prompts, impels, inspires. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 205 I cannot tell what impels me to speak thus boldly. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 141 Human nature will impel him to seek pleasure instead of virtue. 2. a. In literal sense: To drive or cause to move onward; to impart motion to; to propel. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] driveeOE sendc950 stira1300 enforce1340 swayc1400 compel1447 force1582 impel1611 impulse1611 to set gone?1611 to knock on1642 pulse1666 command1680 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Impellere, to impell, to thrust violently,..to driue forward. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iv. 80 This effluvium attenuateth and impelleth the neighbour ayre. View more context for this quotation 1721 tr. Georgics iii, in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. (ed. 5) I. 284 O'er th' Elean Plains, thy well-breath'd Horse Impels the flying Carr. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 175 The heart..impels the blood through the arteries. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 11 A ship impelled by the wind and tide. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xix. 307 Uncle Venner..impelling a wheelbarrow along the street. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. xiii. 245 One or two skiffs were coming home, impelled by reading men, who took their constitutionals on the water. b. To force (a thing) upon. rare. ΚΠ 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 194 He cried, you must accept them, as a token of our loves, and so he constrained and impelled them upon me. Derivatives imˈpelled adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > impelled driven1616 impelled1686 1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature vi. 217 The generality of impelled bodies do move either upwards, downwards [etc.]. imˈpelling adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > impelling or driving urgent1546 impulsive1604 compulsivea1616 impellent1620 driving1642 enormantic1651 chasing1669 commanding1680 pulsivea1687 impelling1767 1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 71 The impelling force of the blood. 1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life 305 Force which is cumulative, growing stronger and more impelling as it goes. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 142 The impelling force acting only on one side of the centre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1490
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