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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin impellere (“to push”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
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Verb
impel·lir (first-person singular present impel·leixo, first-person singular preterite impel·lí, past participle impel·lit)
- (transitive) to push, to shove
- Synonym: empènyer
- (transitive, figurative) to impel, to drive
- Synonyms: impulsar, incitar, estimular
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