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propel

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈpɛl/

The English word “propel” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
  2. To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Etymology

From Middle English propellen (“drive out, expel”), from Latin propellō, from pro- (“forward”) and pellō (“to push, to move”).

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