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- pronunciation:
- pr
pel
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
propels, propelling, propelled |
| definition: |
to cause to move or keep moving forward or onward; thrust, push, or drive.
Sailboats are propelled by the wind.They paddled hard and propelled the canoe across the river.Penguins use their flippers to propel themselves through the water.- synonyms:
- drive, impel, push, send, thrust, urge
- antonyms:
- stop
- similar words:
- actuate, catapult, dart, goad, heave, issue, launch, mobilize, move, press, prod, project, shoot, shove, spur
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| related words: |
activate, advance, cast, chuck, dash, drive, eject, fling, force, hit, plunge, push, rout, run, spring, throw, thrust, urge |
adverb + (v.)propel
faster, initially, manually, ultimately
(v.)propel
+ adverb
along, backward, backwards, behind, forward, gently, onward, part, rapidly, sideways, skyward, swiftly, upward
(v.)propel
+ noun
advocacy,
aircraft,
bacterium,
ball,
boat,
bullet,
craft,
curiosity,
earnings,
fame,
forefront,
grenade,
growth,
journey,
limb,
mile,
motor,
narrative,
nomination,
oar,
orbit,
passion,
platform,
plot,
pole,
popularity,
presidency,
projectile,
prominence,
prosperity,
revolution,
rider,
sales,
spacecraft,
speed,
spotlight,
stair,
stock,
vehicle,
vessel,
victory,
wheelchair
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The word propel
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
  Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, proclivity, procrastinate, procreate, procumbent, procure, prodigal, produce, profane, profess, proffer, proficient, profound, profuse, progenitor, progeny, progress, project, projectile, prolate, prolix, prominent, promise, promote, promulgate, pronominal, pronoun, propagate, propel, propensity, proponent, proposal, propose, proposition, propound, prorogue, proscribe, prosecute, prospect, prospective, prospectus, protect, protract, protrude, protuberant, proverb, proverbial, provide, provident, proviso, provoke, provost
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
Example words:
compel, compulsion, compulsive, compulsory, dispel, expel, expulsion, impel, interpellate, propel, repel, repulse
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