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English verb: impel | |||
| 1. | impel (creation) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate | ||
| Examples | They impel him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | force | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| 2. | impel (contact) cause to move forward with force | ||
| Samples | Steam propels this ship. | ||
| Synonyms | propel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, catapult, drive, flip, hit, kick, launch, loft, pole, project, punt, rocket, send off, throw | ||
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