Latin · root
pellere
push, drive
Words sharing this root
appealA request addressed to someone with power to help or decide.appealThe power to attract or interest someone.compelTo force someone to act or respond in a particular way.compulsionA force experienced as leaving no freedom to refuse an action.compulsiveDriven by an urge that is difficult to control.compulsoryRequired by a rule, law, or authority.dispelTo make something such as doubt or fear go away.expelTo force someone or something out.expulsionThe act of forcing someone or something out.impelDrive or urge someone to act.impulseA brief push that sets something into motion.impulsiveActing on a sudden urge without thinking first.propelto drive someone or something forwardpropulsionThe action or system of driving something forward.pulseA brief beat or throb that recurs.repelTo drive someone or something away.repellentHaving the effect of driving something away.repulseTo drive something back or away.repulsionA force that drives something away.repulsiveHaving a tendency to drive something away.