different between impel vs propose
impel
English
Etymology
From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impell?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /?m?p?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
impel (third-person singular simple present impels, present participle impelling, simple past and past participle impelled)
- (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- Antonym: (to compel or drive extrinsically) propel
- (transitive) To drive forward; to propel an object, to provide an impetus for motion or action.
- Synonym: propel
Antonyms
- expel
Related terms
- impellent
- impeller
- impetus
- impulse
Translations
References
- impel in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
impel From the web:
- what impelled the signers to separate from england
- what impeller do i need
propose
English
Etymology
From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer (verb), propos (noun), Middle French proposer (verb) , propos (noun), from Latin pr?p?n?, pr?p?n?re, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???p??z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???po?z/
- Rhymes: -??z
Verb
propose (third-person singular simple present proposes, present participle proposing, simple past and past participle proposed)
- (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
- Synonyms: put forth, suggest, (rare) forthput
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.
- President Moon Jae-in proposed the plan this week during a meeting with government officials, his spokesman said.
- (intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
- (transitive) To intend.
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England, Preface (Google preview):
- I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history of the people of New England.
- 1859, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England, Preface (Google preview):
- (obsolete) To talk; to converse.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1:
- HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour;
- There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice
- Proposing with the prince and Claudio
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 3 Scene 1:
- (obsolete) To set forth.
- 1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad, book 11:
- . . . so weighty was the cup,
- That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.
- 1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad, book 11:
Usage notes
- In use 1, this is sometimes a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
- In use 3, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
- For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs
- Compared to to suggest, to propose is more deliberate and definite. To suggest is merely to mention, while to propose is to have a definite plan and intention.
Derived terms
- proposal
- proposement
Related terms
- proponent
- proposition
Translations
Noun
propose (plural proposes)
- (obsolete) An objective or aim.
Anagrams
- opposer, poopers
French
Verb
propose
- inflection of proposer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- opposer
Italian
Verb
propose
- third-person indicative past historic of proporre
Anagrams
- propeso
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