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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

to drive forward or onward with some degree of force;

e.g. The spacecraft was propelled into orbit;

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Similar Words

Actuate

Buoy

Drive

Expedite

Fast-forward

Impel

Motivate

Move

Push

Reawake

Restimulate

Shove

Squish

Thrust

Wend

Work

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Opposite Words

Arrest

Brake

Break

Breakup

Bridle

Can

Catch

Cease

Check

Constrain

Contain

Control

Curb

Cutoff

Decelerate

Desist

Detain

Discontinue

Drag

Draw

Drop

End

From

Hale

Halt

Holdup

Inhibit

Kibosh

Kill

Knockoff

Layoff

Pull

Quit

Regulate

Restrain

Retard

Shutoff

Slacken

Slow

Stall

Stay

Stem

Still

Stop

Tug

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Related Words

Abet

Accelerate

Activate

Advance

Amp

Animate

Arouse

Brace

Bulldoze

Bundle

Cast

Catapult

Chock

Chuck

Come

Compel

Compress

Dash

Depress

Dig

Do

Encourage

Energize

Enflame

Enliven

Excite

Exhort

Fare

Fast-track

Ferment

Fillip

Fire

Foment

Force

Forge

Galvanize

Go

Goad

Hasten

Heave

Hurl

Hurry

Hurtle

Impel

Incite

Inflame

Inspire

Instigate

Invigorate

Jump-start

Launch

Liven

Lob

Loft

Motivate

Move

Muscle

Nudge

Pace

Peg

Pelt

Pitch

Press

Pressure

Proceed

Prod

Progress

Prompt

Provoke

Quicken

Raise

Ram

Rouse

Rush

Shove

Sling

Spike

Spur

Squash

Squeeze

Stimulate

Throw

Toss

Trigger

Trip

Urge

Vitalize

Vivify

Whisk

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