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1. Tending to or capable of propelling
   "propelling fuel for submarines"
   - propellant, propellent, propulsive

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

See also: dynamic, dynamical, propellent, propeller, propulsion

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

Encyclopedia: Propel