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propel

pro·pel [ prə pél ] (past and past participle pro·pelled, present participle pro·pel·ling, 3rd person present singular pro·pels)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. push somebody or something forward: to move or push somebody or something forward

2. cause somebody to do something: to impel somebody to do something or cause something to happen

[15th century. < Latin propellere "drive forward" < pellere "to drive"]
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