单词 | impel |
释义 | impel /im pel"/, v.t., impelled, impelling. 1. to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action. 2. to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to. [1375-1425; late ME impellen < L impellere to strike against, set in motion (transit.), equiv. to im- IM-1 + pellere to strike, move (something); akin to PULSE1] Syn. 1. actuate. See compel. Ant. 1. restrain. |
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