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propel
/ prəˈpɛl /
verb
- tr to impel, drive, or cause to move forwards
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- unpro·pelled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of propel1
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Example Sentences
Barack Obama used the Internet and social media to propel himself to the presidency.
Near the banks, the water is shallow and her palm frond oars propel her.
That resistance to foreign adventurism helped propel him to the presidency and keep him there.
Typically, the power used to propel the water is derived from steam heat, which is turn generated by burning natural gas.
But for a Hyperserial to truly be successful, you need a compelling question to propel the show forward.
Desiring to propel my hand sled with power transmitted by cranks and wheels, I set about to procure the necessary materials.
Being a man much moved to write, he comes to be so sensitive that even a puff of wind will propel him into an essay.
More than fifty years ago I ascertained that steam might be made to propel machinery.
Don pushed and pushed for all he was worth and managed to propel the clumsy raft further toward shore.
But the dirty, torn sails which the children saw did not promise to hold wind enough to propel the water-logged craft.
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