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Propel

//pɹəˈpɛl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward. transitive

    "When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail."

  2. 2
    cause to move forward with force wordnet
  3. 3
    To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result. figuratively, transitive

    "I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,"

  4. 4
    give an incentive for action wordnet

Etymology

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

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