propels

Verb

propel (third-person singular simple present propels, present participle propelling, simple past and past participle propelled)

1. (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
   • When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter V, in Hugo Gernsback, editor...

   Synonyms:

   impel

2. (figuratively, transitive) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.
   • I can discern your nature and see that even without any arguments (logoi) from me it will propel you to what you say you are drawn towards,2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 265e