verb
definition
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
definition
To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.
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Examples of impels in a Sentence
It takes a view of these, approves or disapproves, impels to or restrains from action.
The principle of reason and consequent, the necessity of thinking each given fact of perception as conditioned, impels understanding towards an endless series of identical propositions, the records of successive comparisons and abstractions.
She feared for her brother who was in it, was horrified by and amazed at the strange cruelty that impels men to kill one another, but she did not understand the significance of this war, which seemed to her like all previous wars.
It impels the church to diligence in its work of worship, care and prayer (13-18), and in the reclamation of the erring (19-20).