Difference between Actuate and Propel

What is the difference between Actuate and Propel?

Actuate as a verb is to activate, or to put into motion; to animate. while Propel as a verb is to cause to move in a certain direction.

Actuate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To activate, or to put into motion; to animate. To incite to action; to motivate.

Propel

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to move in a certain direction.To make to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Example sentence: Many nights, I would begin the evening fueled by caffeine and nicotine, which I needed to propel me out of torpor and hopelessness - only to overshoot into quaking, quivering anxiety.

We hope you now know whether to use Actuate or Propel in your sentence.

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