propel
English
/pɹəˈpɛl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.
- (transitive) To provide an impetus for non-physical change, to make to arrive to a certain situation or result.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin propellō.
Origin
Latin
propellō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bipropellant English
- constant-speed propeller English
- monopropellant English
- nonpropellant English
- propellable English
- propellant English
- propellantless English
- propellent English
- propellentless English
- propeller English
- propellered English
- propellerless English
- propellerlike English
- propelment English
- repropel English
- propellere Latin
- propellō Latin
- prōpellēnt- Latin
- Propeller German
- propeller Dutch, Flemish
- propela Spanish, Castilian
- propell Norwegian Bokmål
- propeller Swedish
- propell Norwegian Nynorsk
- propel Danish
- propeller Danish