Propel Definition

propel |prəˈpel|verb ( -pelled , -pelling ) [ trans. ]drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward: the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle | [as adj. in combination ]( -propelled) a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.• [ trans. ] figurative spur or drive into a particular situation : fear propelled her out of her stillness.ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [expel, drive out] ): fromLatin propellere, from pro- ‘forward’ + pellere ‘to drive.’