propulsar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propulsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.pulˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.pulˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.pulˈsaɾ]

Verb

propulsar (first-person singular present propulso, first-person singular preterite propulsí, past participle propulsat)

1. (transitive) to propel

   Synonym: propel·lir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of propulsar (first conjugation)

infinitive			propulsar
gerund			propulsant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		propulsat		propulsada
		plural		propulsats		propulsades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	propulso	propulses	propulsa	propulsem	propulseu	propulsen
	imperfect	propulsava	propulsaves	propulsava	propulsàvem	propulsàveu	propulsaven
	future	propulsaré	propulsaràs	propulsarà	propulsarem	propulsareu	propulsaran
	preterite	propulsí	propulsares	propulsà	propulsàrem	propulsàreu	propulsaren
	conditional	propulsaria	propulsaries	propulsaria	propulsaríem	propulsaríeu	propulsarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	propulsi	propulsis	propulsi	propulsem	propulseu	propulsin
	imperfect	propulsés	propulsessis	propulsés	propulséssim	propulséssiu	propulsessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	propulsa	propulsi	propulsem	propulseu	propulsin
	negative (no)	—	no propulsis	no propulsi	no propulsem	no propulseu	no propulsin

Related terms

• propulsió

Further reading

• “propulsar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “propulsar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “propulsar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “propulsar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from English propulsion, French propulser, Italian propulsione and Spanish propulsar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.pulˈsar/

Verb

propulsar (present tense propulsas, past tense propulsis, future tense propulsos, imperative propulsez, conditional propulsus)

1. (transitive) to propel, drive forward

Conjugation

Conjugation of propulsar

		present		past		future
infinitive		propulsar		propulsir		propulsor
tense		propulsas		propulsis		propulsos
conditional		propulsus		—		—
imperative		propulsez		—		—
adjective active participle		propulsanta		propulsinta		propulsonta
adverbial active participle		propulsante		propulsinte		propulsonte
nominal active participle	singular	propulsanto		propulsinto		propulsonto
	plural	propulsanti		propulsinti		propulsonti
adjective passive participle		propulsata		propulsita		propulsota
adverbial passive participle		propulsate		propulsite		propulsote
nominal passive participle	singular	propulsato		propulsito		propulsoto
	plural	propulsati		propulsiti		propulsoti|} Derived terms propulsilo (“propeller”) See also helico Portuguese Etymology Borrowed from Latin prōpulsāre. Pronunciation   (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsa(h)] (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsa(h)] (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsa(ɾ)/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)] (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsa(ʁ)/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsa(χ)] (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsa(ɻ)/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)]   (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.pulˈsaɾ/ [pɾu.puɫˈsaɾ] (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.pulˈsaɾ/ [pɾu.puɫˈsaɾ] (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.pulˈsa.ɾi/ [pɾu.puɫˈsa.ɾi] Hyphenation: pro‧pul‧sar Verb propulsar (first-person singular present propulso, first-person singular preterite propulsei, past participle propulsado) to propel Conjugation     Conjugation of propulsar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs) Singular Plural First-person (eu) Second-person (tu) Third-person (ele / ela / você) First-person (nós) Second-person (vós) Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) Infinitive Impersonal propulsar Personal propulsar propulsares propulsar propulsarmos propulsardes propulsarem Gerund propulsando Past participle Masculine propulsado propulsados Feminine propulsada propulsadas Indicative Present propulso propulsas propulsa propulsamos propulsais propulsam Imperfect propulsava propulsavas propulsava propulsávamos propulsáveis propulsavam Preterite propulsei propulsaste propulsou propulsamos1, propulsámos2 propulsastes propulsaram Pluperfect propulsara propulsaras propulsara propulsáramos propulsáreis propulsaram Future propulsarei propulsarás propulsará propulsaremos propulsareis propulsarão Conditional propulsaria propulsarias propulsaria propulsaríamos propulsaríeis propulsariam Subjunctive Present propulse propulses propulse propulsemos propulseis propulsem Imperfect propulsasse propulsasses propulsasse propulsássemos propulsásseis propulsassem Future propulsar propulsares propulsar propulsarmos propulsardes propulsarem Imperative Affirmative propulsa propulse propulsemos propulsai propulsem Negative (não) não propulses não propulse não propulsemos não propulseis não propulsem 1Brazilian Portuguese. 2European Portuguese. Related terms propulsão Spanish Etymology Borrowed from Latin propulsāre. Pronunciation IPA(key): /pɾopulˈsaɾ/ [pɾo.pulˈsaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: pro‧pul‧sar Verb propulsar (first-person singular present propulso, first-person singular preterite propulsé, past participle propulsado) (transitive) to propel Conjugation     Conjugation of propulsar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs) infinitive propulsar gerund propulsando past participle masculine feminine singular propulsado propulsada plural propulsados propulsadas singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person indicative yo tú vos él/ella/ello usted nosotros nosotras vosotros vosotras ellos/ellas ustedes present propulso propulsastú propulsásvos propulsa propulsamos propulsáis propulsan imperfect propulsaba propulsabas propulsaba propulsábamos propulsabais propulsaban preterite propulsé propulsaste propulsó propulsamos propulsasteis propulsaron future propulsaré propulsarás propulsará propulsaremos propulsaréis propulsarán conditional propulsaría propulsarías propulsaría propulsaríamos propulsaríais propulsarían subjunctive yo tú vos él/ella/ello usted nosotros nosotras vosotros vosotras ellos/ellas ustedes present propulse propulsestú propulsésvos2 propulse propulsemos propulséis propulsen imperfect (ra) propulsara propulsaras propulsara propulsáramos propulsarais propulsaran imperfect (se) propulsase propulsases propulsase propulsásemos propulsaseis propulsasen future1 propulsare propulsares propulsare propulsáremos propulsareis propulsaren imperative — tú vos usted nosotros nosotras vosotros vosotras ustedes affirmative propulsatú propulsávos propulse propulsemos propulsad propulsen negative no propulses no propulse no propulsemos no propulséis no propulsen 1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. 2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.     Selected combined forms of propulsar These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region. singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person with infinitive propulsar dative propulsarme propulsarte propulsarle, propulsarse propulsarnos propulsaros propulsarles, propulsarse accusative propulsarme propulsarte propulsarlo, propulsarla, propulsarse propulsarnos propulsaros propulsarlos, propulsarlas, propulsarse with gerund propulsando dative propulsándome propulsándote propulsándole, propulsándose propulsándonos propulsándoos propulsándoles, propulsándose accusative propulsándome propulsándote propulsándolo, propulsándola, propulsándose propulsándonos propulsándoos propulsándolos, propulsándolas, propulsándose with informal second-person singular tú imperative propulsa dative propúlsame propúlsate propúlsale propúlsanos not used propúlsales accusative propúlsame propúlsate propúlsalo, propúlsala propúlsanos not used propúlsalos, propúlsalas with informal second-person singular vos imperative propulsá dative propulsame propulsate propulsale propulsanos not used propulsales accusative propulsame propulsate propulsalo, propulsala propulsanos not used propulsalos, propulsalas with formal second-person singular imperative propulse dative propúlseme not used propúlsele, propúlsese propúlsenos not used propúlseles accusative propúlseme not used propúlselo, propúlsela, propúlsese propúlsenos not used propúlselos, propúlselas with first-person plural imperative propulsemos dative not used propulsémoste propulsémosle propulsémonos propulsémoos propulsémosles accusative not used propulsémoste propulsémoslo, propulsémosla propulsémonos propulsémoos propulsémoslos, propulsémoslas with informal second-person plural imperative propulsad dative propulsadme not used propulsadle propulsadnos propulsaos propulsadles accusative propulsadme not used propulsadlo, propulsadla propulsadnos propulsaos propulsadlos, propulsadlas with formal second-person plural imperative propulsen dative propúlsenme not used propúlsenle propúlsennos not used propúlsenles, propúlsense accusative propúlsenme not used propúlsenlo, propúlsenla propúlsennos not used propúlsenlos, propúlsenlas, propúlsense Related terms propulsión Further reading “propulsar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10