pel
to drive, push
Latin · pellere / pulsus
Pel and puls come from Latin pellere, "to drive, push", and pulsus, "pushed". They appear in words about pushing, forcing, beating, and driving away or forward.
Memory trick
PROPEL pushes forward; REPEL pushes back; EXPEL pushes out; PULSE is the heart pushing blood.
Words from this root
- compel (com + pel) — to force someone to actमजबूर करना
- compulsive (com + puls + ive) — driven by an urgeबेकाबू आदत वाला
- compulsively (com + puls + ive + ly) — in a driven wayमजबूरी में
- expel (ex + pel) — to force outबाहर निकालना
- expellee (ex + pel + lee) — one who is forced outनिकाला गया व्यक्ति
- propel (pro + pel) — to push forwardआगे धकेलना
- propellant (pro + pel + lant) — fuel that pushesप्रणोदक ईंधन
- propeller (pro + pel + ler) — a spinning blade pushing forwardप्रोपेलर, पंखा
- pulsate (puls + ate) — to beat in rhythmधड़कना, स्पंदित होना
- pulse (pulse) — the beat of the heartनाड़ी, धड़कन
- repel (re + pel) — to push backदूर भगाना
- repellent (re + pel + lent) — that which drives awayविकर्षक, भगाने वाला