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propelledpropellingpropels
Derived forms
nonpropelledpropellablepropellantpropellentpropellerpropelmentrepropelself-propelledself-propellingunpropelled
Simplified etymology
Propel entered English in the late Middle Ages and goes back to Latin pellere, “to drive,” with the etymological sense “drive forwards.”
Etymology
From Middle English propellen (“drive out, expel”), from Latin propellō, from pro- (“forward”) and pellō (“to push, to move”).
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