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    Pro·pel
    /prəˈpel/

    verb

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  3. Propel definition: to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward. See examples of PROPEL used in a sentence.

  4. 1 day ago · 1. verb. To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. Floor the accelerator pedal and you are propelled forward in a wave of power. [VERB noun preposition] -propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled. ...rocket-propelled grenades.

  5. Definitions of 'propel' 1. To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. [...] 1. -propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled. [...] 2. If something propels you into a particular activity, it causes you to do it. [...] More.

  6. Definition of propel – Learner’s Dictionary. propel. verb [ T ] uk / prəˈpel / us present participle propelling | past tense and past participle propelled. propel sb into/to sth. Add to word list. to make someone do an activity or be in a situation: The film propelled him to international stardom.

  7. Definition of propel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. propel. verb. /prəˈpɛl/ [often passive] Verb Forms. propel something (+ adv./prep.) to move, drive, or push something forward or in a particular direction mechanically propelled vehicles a boat propelled only by oars He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line.

  8. 1. To cause to move forward or onward. See Synonyms at push. 2. To cause to develop or progress: a misunderstanding that propels the story forward. [Middle English propellen, from Latin prōpellere : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. The meaning of PROPEL is to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion. How to use propel in a sentence.

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