different between enhearten vs impel

English

Etymology

en- +? heart +? -en.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?h??t??n/

Verb

enhearten (third-person singular simple present enheartens, present participle enheartening, simple past and past participle enheartened)

1. To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten

References

• Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Vol III, p1935, enhearten

English

Etymology

From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impell?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?m?p?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Verb

impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled)

1. (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

   Antonym: (to compel or drive extrinsically) propel
2. (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.

   Synonym: propel

Antonyms

• expel

Related terms

• impellent
• impeller
• impetus
• impulse

Translations

References

• impel in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• impel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.