IMPEL Meaning of IMPEL in English [ ɪm'pɛl ]■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ) force or urge to do something. ↘drive forward.OriginME: from L. ~lere , from in- 'towards' + pellere 'to drive'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004