Impel
/ɪmˈpɛl/noun
To drive, force, or urge someone to do something.
Did you know?The root of 'impel' relates to the Latin term for 'to push' or 'to drive', echoing the unseen forces that motivate human behavior, akin to spiritual or magical compulsion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pel-
“to drive or push”
Latin
Latin
impellere
“to push against, to drive onward”
Late Latin
Late Latin
impellere
“to urge on, to incite”
Old French
Old French
impeller
“to push, drive, urge”
Middle English
Middle English
impellen
“to drive or urge onward”
Modern English
English
impel
“to drive or force into action”