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impetus
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[ˈɪmpɪtəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the force or energy with which a body moves
(e.g: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus)
- something that makes a process or activity happen or happen more quickly
(e.g: the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus to idealism)
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘assault, force’, from impetere ‘assail’, from in- ‘towards’ + petere ‘seek’
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