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Verb: propel (propelled,propelling)  pru'pel
  1. Cause to move forward with force
    "Steam propels this ship"
    - impel
     
  2. Give an incentive for action
    "This propelled me to sacrifice my career"
    - motivate, actuate, move, prompt, incite

Derived forms: propelled, propels, propelling

See also: propellent, propeller, propulsion, propulsive

Type of: cause, displace, do, engender, make, move

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