IMPETUS
NOUNS
► BELLUM a blast, as of wind; force, impetus → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BENSEL strong bent or determination; impetus of a body in motion → 1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► BENT impetus, concentrated energy → 1581 obs.
► BIR ► BIRR force, impetus, energy; violence; passion → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► FAIRD ► FARD motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset → 1513 Sc. obs.
► FEASE a rush, impetus → 1777 Eng. dial.
► IMPET impetus → c1440 obs.
► PUSH FACTOR a feature that makes something attractive or liable to rejection; also, a motivating factor, an impetus → 1938
► RADEUR ► RADOUR rapidity, impetus, force → c1477 obs.
► SWINGE impetus, impulse, driving power; inclination; tendency → 1548 obs.
► SWOUGH a forcible movement; impetus → 1338 obs.
► VAIGE ► VAYGE ► VEGE an impetus; a rush; a short run before taking a leap → 1842 Eng. dial.
► VEASE a rush, impetus; a run before a leap → c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
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