English → Latin
“impel” in Latin
impellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail; to drive or push forward, set in motion, urge on, impel; to impel, iincitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increaseexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, sthortorto encourage, exhort, urgeexhortorto exhort; to stimulate, encourage, exciteaccendōto kindle or light (a fire); to inflame or arouseīnflammōto ignite, inflame; to excite, inflame, enkindle, set afire or on fire, ignite
The English word impel itself goes back to Latin pellō, through impellō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impel
impellere (the proper word, to drive or urge on, PROP. and figuratively: navem remis; aliquem; aliquem ad aliquid [e.g., ad facinus; ad injuriam faciendam; ad credendum]: also with ut; impulit, ut ita crederem: also with local adverb, quo velit: with infinitive): incitare: excitare (to incite, excite): stimulare aliquem: stimulos alicui admovere (to spur on, all PROP. and figuratively): hortari: exhortari (to encourage, exhort): accendere: inflammare (to inflame, kindle; all figuratively). (The words are found in this connection and order.) impellere atque incendere; impellere atque hortari: anybody to anything, all aliquem ad aliquid. Impelled by anybody, anything, impulsus ab aliquo, aliqua re; by nobody, nullo impellente.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impel?
- The usual Latin words for “impel” are impellō, incitō, excitō; also hortor, exhortor, accendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.