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- pronunciation:
- pr
pel
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
propels, propelling, propelled |
| definition: |
When you propel something, you make it go forward using force. You can propel a ball through the air, for example. An engine can propel a boat through the water.
Penguins use their flippers to propel themselves through the water.- synonyms:
- drive, push, send, thrust
- similar words:
- launch, move, press, project, shoot, shove
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| related words: |
activate, advance, cast, drive, force, hit, plunge, push, run, throw, thrust |
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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