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1. (v.t.) propel
to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:
to propel a boat.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME propellen to expel < L prōpellere to drive forward =prō-pro -1+pellere to drive)
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1. (verb) propel, impel
cause to move forward with force
"Steam propels this ship"
2. (verb) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"
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1. (verb) propel
to drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder
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Sense: to drive forward, especially mechanically
The boat is propelled by a diesel engine.
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 Afrikaans: aandryf |
 Arabic: يَدْفَع، يُسَيِّر |
 Bulgarian: движа |
 Brazilian: propulsionar |
 Czech: pohánět |
 German: antreiben |
 Danish: drive frem |
 Greek: προωθώ, κινώ προς τα μπρο |
 Spanish: propulsar, impulsar |
 Estonian: liikuma panema |
 Farsi: پیش راندن |
 Finnish: kuljettaa |
 French: propulser |
 Hebrew: לִדחוֹף קָדִימָה |
 Hindi: नोदन करना |
 Hungarian: hajt |
 Indonesian: mendorong |
 Icelandic: knÿja áfram |
 Italian: spingere, azionare |
 Japanese: 進ませる |
 Korean: 추진하다 |
 Lithuanian: varyti, stumti |
 Latvian: dzīt/virzīt uz priekšu |
 Malay: menggerakkan |
 Dutch: aandrijven |
 Norwegian: drive fram |
 Polish: napędzać |
 Persian: پیش راندن |
 Pashto: مخكي ټيله وهل |
 Portuguese: propulsionar |
 Romanian: a propulsa |
 Russian: приводить в движение |
 Slovak: poháňať |
 Slovenian: poganjati |
 Serbian: pokretati |
 Swedish: [fram]driva |
 Thai: ขับเคลื่อน |
 Turkish: ileri götürmek, hareket e |
 Taiwanese: 推進 |
 Ukrainian: просувати вперед; штовхат |
 Urdu: ڈھکيلنا |
 Vietnamese: đẩy đi |
 Chinese: 推进 |
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