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- [pruh-pel]
- /prəˈpɛl/
- /prəˈpel/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-pel]
- /prəˈpɛl/
Definitions of propel word
- verb with object propel to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing. 1
- verb with object propel to impel or urge onward: Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job. 1
- transitive verb propel move forward 1
- transitive verb propel drive, push 1
- verb propel To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. 0
- verb propel -propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled. 0
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Origin of propel
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English propellen to expel < Latin prōpellere to drive forward, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + pellere to drive
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Parts of speech for Propel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
propel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
propel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for propel
verb propel
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
Antonyms for propel
verb propel
- bring forth — to give birth to
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- map out — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
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