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

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

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

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME propellen to expel < L prōpellere to drive forward, equiv. to prō- pro-¹ + pellere to drive

]

—Synonyms 1, 2. push, prod.

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pro·pel Audio Help (prə-pěl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. pro·pelled, pro·pel·ling, pro·pels
To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push.

[Middle English propellen, from Latin prōpellere : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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propel

c.1440, "to drive away, expel," from L. propellere "push forward," from pro- "forward" + pellere "to push, drive." Meaning "to drive onward, cause to move forward" is from 1658. Propellant "fuel for a rocket engine" is from 1919. Propeller in mechanical sense is first attested 1809, of ships; of flying machines (in a broad, theoretical sense) 1842, in the specific modern sense 1853; shortened form prop is recorded from 1914.

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propel
verb
1.	cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
2.	give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate]

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propel [prəˈpel] verb — past tense, past participle proˈpelled

to drive forward, especially mechanically
Example: The boat is propelled by a diesel engine.

Arabic:	يَدْفَع، يُسَيِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	推进
Chinese (Traditional):	推進
Czech:	pohánět
Danish:	drive frem
Dutch:	aandrijven
Estonian:	liikuma panema
Finnish:	kuljettaa, kulkea
French:	propulser
German:	antreiben
Greek:	προωθώ, κινώ προς τα μπρος
Hungarian:	hajt
Icelandic:	knÿja áfram
Indonesian:	mendorong
Italian:	spingere, azionare

Japanese:	進ませる
Korean:	나아가게 하다, 추진하다
Latvian:	dzīt, *virzīt uz priekšu
Lithuanian:	varyti, stumti
Norwegian:	drive fram
Polish:	napędzać
Portuguese (Brazil):	propelir
Portuguese (Portugal):	propulsionar
Romanian:	a propulsa
Russian:	приводить в движение
Slovak:	poháňať
Slovenian:	poganjati
Spanish:	propulsar, impulsar
Swedish:	driva
Turkish:	ileri götürmek, hareket ettirmek

See also: propeller, propulsion, propelling-pencil

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Propel

Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Propelling.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.] To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

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