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Learned borrowing from Latin impellere (to push), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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impel·lir (first-person singular present impel·leixo, first-person singular preterite impel·lí, past participle impel·lit)

  1. (transitive) to push, to shove
    Synonym: empènyer
  2. (transitive, figurative) to impel, to drive
    Synonyms: impulsar, incitar, estimular

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