Synonyms for impel
verb
To urge or force
induce, instigate, animate, compel; see drive 1, force 1, motivate, urge 2.
To press
move, push, actuate, prod, start, set in motion, propel, activate, thrust forward, drive, jog, shove, poke, boost, boom, give someone a start, nudge, lend one's weight to.
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verb
To stir to action or feeling:
egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See cause, exciteTo set or keep going:
actuate, drive, mobilize, move, propel, run. See move
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