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propel

verb

1 propel

Cause to move forward with force:
— Steam propels this ship.

synonym: impel.

Roget 264: be in motion etc. adj.; move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit; hover about, hover round, ... show more

Roget 284: propel, project, throw, fling, cast, pitch, chuck, toss, jerk, heave, shy, hurl; flirt, fillip.    ... show more

Dutch: voortbewegen

2 propel

Give an incentive for action.

synonyms: actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt.

Roget 615: induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse etc. n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, ... show more

Dutch: begeesteren, enthousiasmeren, motiveren, opwarmen


Moby thesaurus: actuate, advance, animate, bowl, bunt, butt, compel, drive, drive on, egg on, energize, exhort, force, forward, foster, galvanize, get moving, give an impetus, give momentum, goad ... show more.

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