to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.

to drive or cause to move onward; propel; impart motion to.

verb

delay , dissuade , repress , slow , suppress

verb

actuate , boost , compel , constrain , drive , excite , foment , force , goad , induce , influence , inspire , instigate , jog , lash , mobilize , motivate , move , oblige , poke , power , press , prod , propel , push , require , set in motion , shove , spur , start , stimulate , thrust , [[urgenotes:impel means to urge or encourage while compel means to take action as a result of pressure or coercion; impel is very similar in meaning to compel but suggests even more strongly an inner drive to do something and often a greater urgency in the desire to act]] , egg on , galvanize , incite , inflame , pique , prick , prompt , set off , touch off , trigger , work up , run , encourage , send , urge