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1. (v.t.) repel
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
2. repel
to thrust back or away.
3. repel
to fail to mix with:
Water and oil repel each other.
4. repel
to resist the absorption of:
This coat repels rain.
5. repel
to cause distaste or aversion in.
6. repel
to push away by a force (opposed to attract):
The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another.
7. (v.i.) repel
to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
8. repel
to cause distaste or aversion.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME repellen < L repellere to drive back =re-re - +pellere to drive, push; cf. repulse)
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| Definition of 'repel' |
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1. (verb) repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
cause to move back by force or influence
"repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
2. (verb) repel, repulse
be repellent to; cause aversion in
3. (verb) repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
force or drive back
"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
4. (verb) rebuff, snub, repel
reject outright and bluntly
"She snubbed his proposal"
5. (verb) disgust, gross out, revolt, repel
fill with distaste
"This spoilt food disgusts me"
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| Definition of 'repel' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) repel
to drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant
2. (verb) repel
to resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument
3. (verb) repel
to act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion
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Sense: to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully
to repel invaders.
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 Afrikaans: afweer |
 Arabic: يَرُد، يَصُد |
 Bulgarian: отблъсквам |
 Brazilian: repelir |
 Czech: zahnat; odrazit |
 German: zurückschlagen |
 Danish: slå tilbage |
 Greek: αποκρούω |
 Spanish: repeler, rechazar |
 Estonian: tagasi tõrjuma |
 Farsi: سرکوب کردن |
 Finnish: torjua |
 French: repousser |
 Hebrew: לַהֲדוֹף |
 Hindi: हटाना |
 Croatian: odbiti |
 Hungarian: visszaver |
 Indonesian: mengusir |
 Icelandic: hrekja; standast |
 Italian: respingere |
 Japanese: 追い払う |
 Korean: 쫓아버리다 |
 Lithuanian: atremti |
 Latvian: atvairīt; atsist (uzbruku |
 Malay: melawan |
 Dutch: terugdrijven |
 Norwegian: slå tilbake |
 Polish: odeprzeć |
 Persian: سرکوب کردن |
 Pashto: پورى وهل، په څټ كول: ترشا |
 Portuguese: repelir |
 Romanian: a respinge |
 Russian: отражать |
 Slovak: odraziť |
 Slovenian: odbijati |
 Serbian: odbiti |
 Swedish: driva tillbaka |
 Thai: ขับไล่ |
 Turkish: püskürtmek, defetmek |
 Taiwanese: 擊退 |
 Ukrainian: відбивати |
 Urdu: دھکیلنا |
 Vietnamese: đẩy lùi |
 Chinese: 击退 |
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