Propel synonyms
prə-pĕl'
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To change posture or position; stir:
Thrust is defined as to quickly push with force.
Pique is defined as to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment.
To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
To cause to take action:
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drag (related)
(Obs.) To give or add force to
To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove:
To send a message, messenger, emissary, etc.
To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
hinder (antonym)
To make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate
To supply with fuel; tend the fire of
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Ram is defined as to drive or force something into something else.
To stimulate is to excite, to invigorate or to spark someone's interest.
To force or drive forward or onward; impel.
The definition of a prompt is a cue given to someone to help him remember what to say, or is something that causes another event or action to occur.
excite (related)
To put into motion or activity; stir up
catapult (related)
hurtle (related)
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To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.
To throw, cast, fling, or hurl
hold (antonym)
To keep from departing or getting away:
To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:
To pass over or through:
To release pressure or obligation from; absolve:
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Project is defined as to cause an image to appear on a surface or to propose or calculate something for the future.
To cause to project or protrude; extend:
To treat by fomentation:
To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
To provoke and urge on:
To be affected by inflammation.
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To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse:
To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
To anger, irritate, or annoy
To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
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cause (related)
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
pull (related)
To send forth; project:
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keep (antonym)
To raise:
To stimulate as if by electric shock; rouse; stir; spur
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