Im-pěl, v

t. [Lat. impello, from im- =in-=on, and pello to drive; Ital. impellere; Sp. impeler; Port. impellir.] 1. To drive or push forward or on. "Together we impelled the flying ball." Byron: Childish Recollections. 2. To urge or drive forward; to instigate; to excite to action; to incite. "A bloodhound train, by Rapine's lust impelled ." Falconer: Shipwreck , ii. For the difference between to impel and to en courage , see ENCOURAGE.