propel

[ pruh-pel ]

/ prəˈpɛl /

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verb (used with object), pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling.

to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.

to impel or urge onward: Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job.

Origin of propel

1400–50; late Middle English propellen to expel < Latin prōpellere to drive forward, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + pellere to drive

SYNONYMS FOR propel

1, 2 push, prod.

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OTHER WORDS FROM propel

un·pro·pelled, adjective

Words nearby propel

propanoic acid, propanol, propantheline bromide, proparoxytone, propecia, propel, propellant, propellent, propeller, propeller head, propeller horsepower

Example sentences from the Web for propelled

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But in recent years, a combination of several factors has propelled it into a leader.

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That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.

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Candlestick Park was the scene of “The Catch,” which propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl victory.

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Workers on the iron horse shoveled coal into a boiler, which propelled the engine and sent steam and smoke billowing into the sky.

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It has reached the lower end of a sandbar, along the edge of which it is propelled by means of long poles, if the bottom be hard.

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The war-canoes were propelled by twelve men, paddling on either side.

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The projectile ought to be propelled with an initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second.

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It was propelled by rockets fired from long metal tubes located in the bow, in the stern, and on both sides.

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Now, on either side of the canoe were three swans which propelled it.

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British Dictionary definitions for propelled

propel

/ (prəˈpɛl) /

verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled

(tr) to impel, drive, or cause to move forwards

Word Origin for propel

C15: from Latin prōpellere to drive onwards, from pro- 1 + pellere to drive

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propel

verb (used with object), pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling.

Origin of propel

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British Dictionary definitions for propelled

verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled

Word Origin for propel

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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propel

verb (used with object), pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling.

Origin of propel

SYNONYMS FOR propel

OTHER WORDS FROM propel

Words nearby propel

Words related to propelled

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