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propel v. drive, impel, move, actuate, set in motion, get moving,
move, push, thrust, force, send, launch, start: Each galley was
propelled by huge oars. The capsule is propelled by a rocket.
Job opportunities propelled her to move to Bristol.
proper adj. 1 right, appropriate, apropos, apt, suitable, fit,
fitting, befitting, becoming, suited, apposite, de rigueur,
comme il faut, adapted, Literary meet: Is this the proper time
to ask for a salary increase? 2 correct, accurate, exact,
right, precise, orthodox, formal, expected, normal, usual,
accepted, established, Old-fashioned Brit tickety-boo: Some
insist that the only proper way to pronounce 'controversy' is
with the stress on the first syllable. 3 decorous, dignified,
genteel, fitting, right, de rigueur, appropriate, becoming,
suitable, decent, seemly, due, correct, apt, comme il faut,
conformist; gentlemanly, ladylike, polite, refined, punctilious,
respectable: Jeans are not proper attire for dinner at La
Hacienda. Do you call that proper behaviour for the president of
a learned society? 4 fitting, suitable, correct, right,
satisfactory, good, sensible: The kitchen is a proper place for
the dishwasher, not the garage. Proper nutrition is very
important. 5 complete, perfect, utter, thorough, thoroughgoing,
out-and-out, unmitigated: He felt a proper fool for having
locked his keys inside his car. 6 own, individual, separate,
distinct, correct, specific, special, particular, respective;
characteristic, distinctive, peculiar, singular, unique: When
you have finished, return each book to its proper place.
--quasi-adv. 7 strictly speaking or so-called, in the
strict(est) or narrow(est) sense, only, solely, alone, on (its
or someone's) own: Does the deed refer only to the house proper
or are the outbuildings also included?
properly adv. 1 appropriately, fittingly, correctly, well, becomingly,
suitably, politely, decently, decorously, nicely: If you cannot
behave properly I shall have to ask you to leave. 2 duly,
appropriately, well, suitably, rightly, correctly, aptly: Are
they properly equipped for the rescue mission?
property n. 1 possessions, belongings, effects, gear, paraphernalia,
chattels: All his worldly property fitted into the small
Gladstone bag he carried everywhere. 2 assets, means, resources,
holdings, capital (goods), fortune, riches, estate, worth: We