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Adjective impelled has 1 sense
- driven, impelled - urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"
Antonym: unmotivated (indirect, via motivated)
Verb impel has 2 senses
- impel, force - urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
--1 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentence:
They impel him to write the letter
- propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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