impel

verbA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

impels

V_ing/Gerund

impelling

V_ed/pp

impelled

1.
(transitive)To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
Đồng nghĩa: actuate, motivate, abet, actuate, goose, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up
2.
(transitive)To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.
The wind impelled the kayaks toward the shore.
Đồng nghĩa: drive, press, propel, push, shove, thrutch

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

actuate motivate abet gooselight a fire undersend stingbring aboutcheer draw drive encourageegg onengenderevoke excite foment goad grill ignite

Trái nghĩa

propel restrain retardbehedgeblunt crimp delay difficult diminishforestayinterfereintervene

Cùng gốc / liên quan

unimpelled reimpelimpellentimpellerimpetusimpulse

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impellō.