propel
To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
Other meanings
To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.
Related words
- propellable
- propellant
- propellent
- propelment
- repropel
- nonpropelled
- self-propelled
- unpropelled
- propeller
- propelling pencil
- self-propelling
Word history
From Latin "propellō".
Where this comes from
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