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Impel vs Impen - What's the difference?

impel | impen |

As verbs the difference between impel and impen

is that impel is to urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically) while impen is to shut up or enclose, as in a pen.

impel

English

Verb

(impell)
  • To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation (contrast with propel, to compel or drive extrinsically).
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  • To drive forward; to propel an object.
  • Synonyms

    * (to drive forward) propel

    Antonyms

    * expel

    References

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    impen

    English

    Verb

  • To shut up or enclose, as in a pen.
  • (Feltham)
    (Webster 1913)