REPULSED
Verb
repulsed
simple past tense and past participle of repulse
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
REPULSE
Re*pulse" (r-pls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-plst"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Repulsing.] Etym: [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See
Repel.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to
repulse the enemy.
Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or
seeming friend. Milton.
2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send
away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
Re*pulse", n. Etym: [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being
repelled or driven back.
By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham.
He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak.
2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition