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Definition

cause to move forward (to push or encourage)

Fully aquatic mammals have lost their legs and have a tail fin to propel themselves through the water.

propel = cause to move forward

The experience propelled her to pursue a career as a teacher.

propelled = pushed or encouraged

The hot air balloon depends upon wind to propel it.

propel = push

The publicity propelled the film to the top spot.

propelled = pushed

A propeller propels fluids along its axis of rotation (the imaginary line it rotates around). An impeller throws the fluid from its center towards its edges.

propels = pushes

The invention of the Internet propelled human progress.

propelled = caused to move forward

A demon wind propelled me east of the sun.
Roger Zelazny -- Nine Princes in Amber
The sun hung low on my left and the winds bellied the sails and propelled me onward.
Roger Zelazny -- Nine Princes in Amber
He spun around, violently propelling Marie off her feet, sending her out of the line of fire as he crouched, his weapon in his hand.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
One does not know by what one is propelled.
Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Lysa seized her by the wrist and put her other hand between her shoulder blades, propelling her forcefully toward the open door.
George R.R. Martin -- A Storm of Swords
These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.
R.J. Palacio -- Wonder
For moments, hours, ages she was propelled with the velocity of a shooting-star.
Zane Grey -- The Light of Western Stars
A rocket-propelled grenade.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Propelled by fear, but also by knowledge, she rose out of bed, not making a sound.
Doris Lessing -- The Grass is Singing
It slows like a wheel beginning to run in sand, the axle, the vehicle, the power which propels it not yet aware.
William Faulkner -- Light in August
What she meant was that I was not doing all I could to prop up Richard, to propel him forward along his path to glory.
Margaret Atwood -- The Blind Assassin
And that had probably been the least of my injuries, given the explosion that had propelled me into the vacuum to begin with.
Ann Leckie -- Ancillary Justice
The telephone in the Commissars Suite screamed, propel ling Benjamin off the couch.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
The oars—or sweeps—used to propel the boats were eighteen feet long.
David G. McCullough -- 1776

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