From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishimpelim‧pel /ɪmˈpel/ verb (impelled, impelling) [transitive] formal MUSTif something impels you to do something, it makes you feel very strongly that you must do it → compelimpel somebody to do something The lack of democracy and equality impelled the oppressed to fight for independence.→ See Verb table
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impel• The swinging mannered flights of the great stairway impelled an obedience to propriety.• Instead, another regrettable aspect of her personality impelled her to smile specially at this man.• What drives me, what impels me to be so disagreeable, my father has often asked me.• The data showed that information specialists' actions were often impelled not simply by material rewards or to avoid punishment.• The Soviet situation was seen as a major factor in impelling the two countries to seek their current reconciliation.• She had been impelled to go and find him because of the sudden silence from his burrow under the eaves.• The more one partner backs off, the more the other may be impelled to pursue.impel somebody to do something• Children feel impelled to fit in at school.Origin impel (1400-1500) Latin impellere, from pellere “to drive” 