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† proˈpulse, v. Obs.
[ad. L. prōpuls-āre, frequent. of prōpellĕre to propel.]
trans. To drive off, chase away, repel. Hence † proˈpulsing vbl. n.
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VII 19 By which craftie ymagened inuencion they might eyther cloke or propulse from them all suspicion. 1574Newton Health Mag. 10 The same il humours and fumes are propulsed and dispersed and the brayne is made sincere, stronge and healthfull. 1668H. More Div. Dial. iv. xxxvii. (1713) 396 Those Reformed Churches that can do that right to themselves by propulsing their Enemies. |