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

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He came back quite rapidly, propelling the boat with the paddle.

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British Dictionary definitions for propelling

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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OTHER WORDS FROM propel

Words nearby propel

Example sentences from the Web for propelling

British Dictionary definitions for propelling

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 propelling

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