Propel Definition

prə-pĕl
propelled, propelling, propels
verb
propelled, propelling, propels
To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead.
Webster's New World
To cause to develop or progress.
A misunderstanding that propels the story forward.
American Heritage

To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.

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Origin of Propel

  • Middle English propellen from Latin prōpellere prō- forward pro–1 pellere to drive pel-5 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Historically (late Middle English) meant "expel, drive out". From Latin propellō, from pro- "forward" and pellō (“push, move").

    From Wiktionary

Propel Sentence Examples

  • The water supports the bird, and the feet simply propel.

  • He or she must actively use the arms and legs to propel the movement.

  • The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

  • A given cormus may bear one or several nectocalyces, and by their contractions they propel the colony slowly along, like so many medusae harnessed together.

  • The force required to propel a balloon against even a moderate breeze would result in its destruction.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

LELPEL

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Words Starting With P and Ending With L

Starts With P & Ends With LStarts With PR & Ends With LStarts With P & Ends With EL

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With L