propel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

/pɹəˈpɛl/ en-us-propel.ogg /pɹəˈpel/

propel propels propelling propelled

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

drive push impel

stay halt stop rest

propulsion

nonpropelled propellable propellant propellent propeller propelling pencil propelment repropel self-propelled self-propelling unpropelled

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