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- pronunciation:
- pr
pel
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
propels, propelling, propelled |
| definition: |
to cause to move forward; thrust, push, or drive.
The paddle propelled the canoe through the water.- synonyms:
- drive, push, send, thrust, urge
- antonyms:
- stop
- similar words:
- catapult, dart, heave, launch, move, press, prod, project, shoot, shove, spur
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| related words: |
activate, advance, cast, chuck, dash, drive, eject, fling, force, hit, plunge, push, rout, run, throw, thrust, urge |
The word propel
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
  Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
Example words:
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