See impel in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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 moveLearn more about impel