Impelled vs Impounded - What's the difference?
impelled | impounded |
(impel)
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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, chapter=2 To drive forward; to propel an object.
(impound)
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
To hold back, as water by a dam.
(legal) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
(transitive, legal, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
A place in which things are impounded.
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A state of being impounded.
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That which has been impounded.
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(legal, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
As verbs the difference between impelled and impounded
is that impelled is (impel) while impounded is (impound).impelled
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Alternative forms
*impeled (US )Verb
(head)impel
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Synonyms
* (to drive forward) propelAntonyms
* expelReferences
* *impounded
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(head)impound
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(en verb)- His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally.
- to impound''' stray cattle; to '''impound a document for safe keeping.