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impetus

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"Driving force"

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪm.pə.təs/Part of speech nounSorted eimpstuStarts with IEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of applying force suddenly

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin impetus (“a rushing upon, an attack, assault, onset”), from impetō (“to rush upon, attack”), from in- (“upon”) + petō (“to seek, fall upon”).

Used in a sentence

  • The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.
  • Once set a strong mind thinking, and you have done all that it needs for its education. It matters little what is the first impetus, so that it only be set to work.

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