propulse

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propulse

  • /pɹəˈpʌls/

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From Latin propulso.

verb propulses · propulsing · propulsed

  1. obsolete, transitive To repel; to drive off or away. all succours were clerely estopped and propulsed from them
  2. transitive To propel; to drive forward.

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verb propel

Españolpropulsar

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"propulse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propulse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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propulse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/propulse

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"propulse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propulse.

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@misc{propulse_2026,
  title = {propulse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propulse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}