propel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English propellen (“drive out, expel”), from Latin propellō, from pro- (“forward”) and pellō (“to push, to move”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpɛl/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /pɹəˈpel/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Verb === propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled) (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward. Synonym: impel (formal) (transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result. ==== Synonyms ==== (either): drive, push ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “either”): stay, halt, stop (antonym(s) of “cause to move”): rest ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== propulsion ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === lopper == Danish == === Alternative forms === propeller (rare) === Etymology === From English propeller. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /propɛl/, [pʰʁ̥oˈpɛlˀ] === Noun === propel c (singular definite propellen, plural indefinite propeller) propeller (mechanical device used to propel) ==== Inflection ==== ==== See also ==== propel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da