impels

verb

Definition of impelsnext
present tense third-person singular of impel
1
as in drives
to set or keep in motion gasoline impels a car's engine

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2
as in compels
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure I felt impelled to tell the truth, however painful it might be

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impels
  1. drives
  2. compels
  3. activates
  4. propels
Verb
  • So what drives happiness at work?
    Tanya Arturi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Severe storms, the study found, lead to a capital depreciation shock that drives down the value of local assets.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of drives
Verb
  • Curiosity compels individuals to ask deeper questions and dig beneath the surface to find the root cause of a problem.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The Stop Campus Hazing Act compels colleges to report hazing incidents across student organizations and develop comprehensive programs to prevent it.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of compels
Verb
  • For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula.
    Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Dopamine activates the brain’s reward system, the same network involved in addictive behaviors like gambling or substance use.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of activates
Verb
  • This, in turn, propels their businesses forward and fosters economic growth.
    Oz Alon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The spacecraft is light enough that the propulsive force of photons, or light beams, from the sun propels it forward in microgravity.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of propels
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