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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to move forward with force;
- Example: "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: propel, impel]

2. give an incentive for action;
- Example: "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
[syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propelled; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Propelling.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +
   pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

propel
    v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
         [syn: propel, impel]
    2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
       career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
       prompt, incite]