impulsar

From impuls, or borrowed from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin impulsus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pulˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.pulˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

impulsar (first-person singular present impulso, first-person singular preterite impulsí, past participle impulsat)

1. to impel, force
2. to push on, kickstart

impulsar m

1. indefinite plural of impuls

From impulso, or borrowed from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin impulsus. Doublet of empujar.

• IPA^(key): /impulˈsaɾ/ [ĩm.pulˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: im‧pul‧sar

impulsar (first-person singular present impulso, first-person singular preterite impulsé, past participle impulsado)

1. to impel, to propel
2. to push, to push for, to push forward, to drive, to propel, to force, to drive forward

   La mayoría de las naciones está comprometida a impulsar el proceso.

   The majority of nations are committed to pushing the process forward.

3. to boost, to promote, to jump-start
4. to drive, to motivate, encourage, to impel

• “impulsar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28