Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to impel
Participle: impeled; impelled
Gerund: impeling; impelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | impel |
| you | impel |
| he;she;it | impels |
| we | impel |
| you | impel |
| they | impel |
Perfect
| I | have impeled; impelled |
| you | have impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | has impeled; impelled |
| we | have impeled; impelled |
| you | have impeled; impelled |
| they | have impeled; impelled |
Past
| I | impeled; impelled |
| you | impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | impeled; impelled |
| we | impeled; impelled |
| you | impeled; impelled |
| they | impeled; impelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had impeled; impelled |
| you | had impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | had impeled; impelled |
| we | had impeled; impelled |
| you | had impeled; impelled |
| they | had impeled; impelled |
Future
| I | will impel |
| you | will impel |
| he;she;it | will impel |
| we | will impel |
| you | will impel |
| they | will impel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have impeled; impelled |
| you | will have impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | will have impeled; impelled |
| we | will have impeled; impelled |
| you | will have impeled; impelled |
| they | will have impeled; impelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | impel |
| you | impel |
| he;she;it | impel |
| we | impel |
| you | impel |
| they | impel |
Perfect
| I | have impeled; impelled |
| you | have impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | have impeled; impelled |
| we | have impeled; impelled |
| you | have impeled; impelled |
| they | have impeled; impelled |
Imperfect
| I | impeled; impelled |
| you | impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | impeled; impelled |
| we | impeled; impelled |
| you | impeled; impelled |
| they | impeled; impelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had impeled; impelled |
| you | had impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | had impeled; impelled |
| we | had impeled; impelled |
| you | had impeled; impelled |
| they | had impeled; impelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would impel |
| you | would impel |
| he;she;it | would impel |
| we | would impel |
| you | would impel |
| they | would impel |
Perfect
| I | would have impeled; impelled |
| you | would have impeled; impelled |
| he;she;it | would have impeled; impelled |
| we | would have impeled; impelled |
| you | would have impeled; impelled |
| they | would have impeled; impelled |
Imperative
| you | impel |
| we | Let's impel |
| you | impel |
Verbs conjugated like 'impel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'impel'
impen,
amel,
appel,
compel,
cupel,
dispel,
expel,
imbed,
immew,
imp,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
- abet, actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, motivate, move, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
- propel
- push, drive, move, actuate
- motivate
- drive, urge, compel, push, spur, incite, prod, goad
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1490, from L.
impellere "to push, strike against, drive forward, urge on," from
in- "into" +
pellere "to push, drive."
2. From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impellō. See: Latin '
impellō'.
Verbs referencing "impel"
Italian
impellere.
Sample Sentences
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[...] body. I have borne the House of Commons like a man, and have yielded to no weakness, but slumber, in the House of Lords. I have seen elections for borough and county, and have never been impelled (no matter which party won ) to damage my hat by throwing it up into the air in triumph, or to crack my voice by shouting forth any reference to our Glorious Constitution, to the noble purity of our [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)