Urges Forward Crossword

Urges forward crossword clue. The Quick One no 5911 The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) on 16 May 2017. 6 letters

The answer is IMPELS

IMPELS meaning
verb: drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
“financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures”
synonyms: force, compel, constrain, oblige, require, make, urge, exhort, press, pressurize, drive, push, spur, prod, goad, incite, prompt, persuade
“financial difficulties impelled her to seek work”

drive forward; propel.
“vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions”
synonyms: propel, drive, move, get going, get moving
“vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions”