impulsar

/impulˈsaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to push, to push for, to push forward, to drive, to propel, to force, to drive forward

🚀 impulsar = impulse-ar: give something an impulse, a push forward

Spanish impulsar is a direct cousin of English impulse and impel, from Latin impulsare (to push against). Read it as impuls- plus the verb ending -ar: to give an impulse, which covers pushing, driving, boosting and promoting.

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