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"ref": "1976 August 28, Michael Shernoff, “No 'Rotting Closet'”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5",
"text": "I feel impelled to reply to Roger Henry's letter about my article on being denied an apartment. I truly resent any insinuation that I \"slunk back into that rotting old closet.\"",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2016, Noam Chomsky, What Kind of Creatures Are We?, New York: Columbia University Press, page 61",
"text": "Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to overcome the devilish impact of these disastrous policies […]",
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"To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation."
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"action",
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[
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[
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"(transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation."
],
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "sövq etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "vadar etmək"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podtikvam",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "подтиквам"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podbuždam",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "подбуждам"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cù shǐ",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "促使"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "aanzetten"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motivigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motiver"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "inciter"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "pousser"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "antreiben"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "vorantreiben"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "treiben"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "nötigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "protrépō",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "προτρέπω"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "késztet"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impellō"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "vâdâštan",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "واداشتن"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impelir"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "tanqay"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motiva"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impulsiona"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobuždátʹ",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "побужда́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "suvati",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "सुवति"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "sȉliti"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impeler"
},
{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impulsar"
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"To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action."
],
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],
[
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[
"provide",
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],
[
"impetus",
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"motion",
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"(transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action."
],
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}
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"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dviža",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "движа"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tlaskam",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "тласкам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadvižvam",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "задвижвам"
},
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"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "voortdrijven"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "antaŭenigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "propulser"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "éjecter"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "pousser"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "tol"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "impellō"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "whakawhana"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "whakanekeneke"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "torohaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "propulsa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privodítʹ v dvižénije",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "приводи́ть в движе́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "suvati",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "सुवति"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "impeler"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 96",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "framdriva"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ɪmˈpɛl/",
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"rhymes": "-ɛl"
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"word": "impel"
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"ref": "1976 August 28, Michael Shernoff, “No 'Rotting Closet'”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5",
"text": "I feel impelled to reply to Roger Henry's letter about my article on being denied an apartment. I truly resent any insinuation that I \"slunk back into that rotting old closet.\"",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2016, Noam Chomsky, What Kind of Creatures Are We?, New York: Columbia University Press, page 61",
"text": "Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to overcome the devilish impact of these disastrous policies […]",
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"(transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation."
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"To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action."
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"(transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action."
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "sövq etmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "vadar etmək"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podtikvam",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "подтиквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podbuždam",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "подбуждам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cù shǐ",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "促使"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "aanzetten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motivigi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motiver"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "inciter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "pousser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "antreiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "vorantreiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "treiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "nötigen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "protrépō",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "προτρέπω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "késztet"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impellō"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "vâdâštan",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "واداشتن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impelir"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "tanqay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "motiva"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impulsiona"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobuždátʹ",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "побужда́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "suvati",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "सुवति"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "sȉliti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impeler"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation",
"word": "impulsar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dviža",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "движа"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tlaskam",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "тласкам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadvižvam",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "задвижвам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "voortdrijven"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "antaŭenigi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "propulser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "éjecter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "pousser"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "tol"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "impellō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "whakawhana"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "whakanekeneke"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "torohaki"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "propulsa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privodítʹ v dvižénije",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "приводи́ть в движе́ние"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "suvati",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "सुवति"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "impeler"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To drive forward; to propel an object",
"word": "framdriva"
}
],
"word": "impel"
}
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