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propel definition

pro·pel (prə pel′, prō-)

transitive verb propelled -·pelled′, propelling -·pel′·ling

to push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead

Etymology: ME propellen < L propellere < pro-, forward + pellere, to drive: see felt

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