impetus

impetus
im|pe|tus [ˈımpıtəs] n [U]
[Date: 1600-1700; : Latin; Origin: impetere 'to attack', from petere 'to go to, look for']
1.) an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly
impetus for
The report may provide further impetus for reform.
The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.
2.) technical the force that makes an object start moving, or keeps it moving

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