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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Impel

/ĭmˌ-pĕl'/ · Im·pel · IPA /ɪmˈpɛl/
01 v. t. To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.
imp. & p. p. Impelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impelling
  1. 1.
    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.