propel

Significado (Inglês)

  1. (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pɹəˈpɛl/
Etimologia (Inglês)

In summary

From Middle English propellen (“drive out, expel”), from Latin propellō, from pro- (“forward”) and pellō (“I push, I move”).

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