impelled : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impelled	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impelled adj urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue" Synonym(s): driven, impelled
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impel \Impel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum, to drive. See {Pulse} a beat, and cf. {Impulse}.] To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way. The surge impelled* me on a craggy coast. --Pope. Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive; urge; actuate; move.