propel

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /pɹəˈpɛl/

Verb

propel (propels, present participle propelling; past and past participle propelled)

1. (transitive) To cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V

     When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.

2. (transitive) To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 265e.

     I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,

Synonyms

• (either) drive, push

Antonyms

• (either) stay, halt, stop
• (cause to move) rest

Related terms

• propulsion

Translations

• French: propulser, catapulter
• German: antreiben
• Italian: propellere
• Portuguese: propulsar
• Russian: дви́гать
• Spanish: propulsar

Translations

• French: catapulter
• Italian: catapultare, spingere
• Spanish: , propulsar

  Spanish: impulsar

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