| verb | cause to move forward with force “Steam propels this ship” |
| verb | give an incentive for action “This moved me to sacrifice my career” |
| propulsive | adjective | tending to or capable of propelling |
| propellent | adjective | tending to or capable of propelling |
| propellant | adjective | tending to or capable of propelling |
| propulsion | noun | the act of propelling |
| propeller | noun | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water |
| propellent | noun | any substance that propels |
| propellant | noun | any substance that propels |
| propellor | noun | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water |
| impellent | adjective | forcing forward or onward; impelling |
| impulsion | noun | the act of applying force suddenly |
| impeller | noun | the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) |
| motivative | adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap |
| motivation | noun | the condition of being motivated |
| motive | noun | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior |
| motivator | noun | a positive motivational influence |
| act | noun | something that people do or cause to happen |
| incitement | noun | needed encouragement |
| incitation | noun | something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |