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Grammar : Verb
Spell : im-pel
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛl



Definition of impelled

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pellere "to push, drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Impelled; impelling.
  • verb prompt, incite
Example sentences :
  • He had not the least idea why he had been impelled to go home.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Impelled by fear, he was hardly conscious of his words; hardly responsible for them.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • They held their course as if they were impelled and driven by its fury.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Then, impelled by an instinctive sense of justice, she resumed.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Believe me, I would not utter a word or write a line if I were not impelled to it.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • A new idea had just impelled Claude onward through the crowd.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • An invincible revolt, the anger of a wife buffeted at home, impelled her forward.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • This was so noticeable that Laban Keeler was impelled to speak of it.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • He was impelled to recapitulate his injunctions; but he forbore.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But what could have impelled the assertors to such a course?
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

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