propel as in cause to move forward with force

• "Steam propels this ship"

Synonyms

• impelurge or force (a person) to an action; cause to move forward with force

propel as in give an incentive for action

• "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

Synonyms

• motivategive an incentive for action
• actuateput in motion or move to act; give an incentive for action
• movethe act of deciding to do something; the act of changing your residence or place of business; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; the act of changing location from one place to another; (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game ; change location; cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; follow a procedure or take a course; be in a state of action; go or proceed from one point to another; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; give an incentive for action; arouse sympathy or compassion in; dispose of by selling; progress by being changed; live one's life in a specified environment; have a turn; propose formally
• prompta cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command ; according to schedule or without delay; ready and willing or quick to act; performed with little or no delay; give an incentive for action; serve as the inciting cause of; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
• incitegive an incentive for action; provoke or stir up; urge on