Impellent: alternatives and connections

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Impellent

Having the quality of impelling.

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Forceful 84% connected

Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Forceful 84% connected

Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Propel 74% connected

To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Propel 74% connected

To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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