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REPEL
rebuff, snub, repel
(verb) reject outright and bluntly; âShe snubbed his proposalâ
repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
(verb) force or drive back; ârepel the attackerâ; âfight off the onslaughtâ; ârebuff the attackâ
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(verb) cause to move back by force or influence; ârepel the enemyâ; âpush back the urge to smokeâ; âbeat back the invadersâ
repel, repulse
(verb) be repellent to; cause aversion in
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel
(verb) fill with distaste; âThis spoilt food disgusts meâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)
(transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
(transitive, sports) To save (a shot).
Synonyms
• (nonstandard, rare) withdrive
Antonyms
• attract
Anagrams
• Epler, leper
Source: Wiktionary
Re**pel" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] Etym: [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. Macaulay.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. Hawthorne.
Syn.
– Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
Re*pel", v. i.
Definition: To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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