What does repel mean?

Definitions for repel
rɪˈpɛlre·pel

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word repel.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat backverb

    cause to move back by force or influence

    "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

  2. repel, repulseverb

    be repellent to; cause aversion in

  3. repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive backverb

    force or drive back

    "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

  4. rebuff, snub, repelverb

    reject outright and bluntly

    "She snubbed his proposal"

  5. disgust, gross out, revolt, repelverb

    fill with distaste

    "This spoilt food disgusts me"

Wiktionary

  1. repelverb

    To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.

  2. repelverb

    To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).

  3. repelverb

    To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).

  4. repelverb

    To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).

  5. repelverb

    To force away by means of a repulsive force.

  6. repelverb

    To cause repulsion, cause dislike.

  7. repelverb

    To save (a shot)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To REPELverb

    Etymology: repello, Lat.

    Neither doth Tertullian bewray this weakness in striking only, but also in repelling their strokes with whom he contendeth. Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 5.

    With hills of slain on ev’ry side,
    Hippomedon repell’d the hostile tide. Alexander Pope.

    Stand fast; and all temptation to transgress repel. John Milton.

    Repel the Tuscan foes, their city seize,
    Protect the Latians in luxurious ease. John Dryden, Æneis.

    Your foes are such, as they, not you, have made,
    And virtue may repel, though not invade. Dryden.

  2. To Repelverb

    From the same repelling power it seems to be, that flies walk upon the water without wetting their feet. Newton.

Wikipedia

  1. Repel

    Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

ChatGPT

  1. repel

    To repel means to drive or force back or away, often by creating a sense of distaste or dislike. It can also refer to a natural force resisting another, for example, the same poles of a magnet repel each other, or a substance that drives away insects or other pests.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Repelverb

    to drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant

  2. Repelverb

    to resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument

  3. Repelverb

    to act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion

Wikidata

  1. Repel

    Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Repel

    rē-pel′, v.t. to drive back: to repulse: to check the advance of, to resist.—v.i. to act with opposing force: (med.) to check or drive inwards:—pr.p. repel′ling; pa.t. and pa.p. repelled′.ns. Repel′lence, Repel′lency.—adj. Repel′lent, driving back: able or tending to repel.—n. that which repels.—n. Repel′ler.—adj. Repel′less. [O. Fr.,—L. repellĕrere-, back, pellĕre, to drive.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. repel

    To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse; as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

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  1. leper

  2. perle

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of repel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of repel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of repel in a Sentence

  1. Buddha:

    You should respect each other and refrain from disputes you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

  2. Nancy Astor:

    My vigor, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.

  3. George Washington:

    If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

  4. Saad Maan:

    Security forces are reinforcing their positions and setting three defensive lines around Ramadi to repel any attempts by terrorists to launch further attacks, all these three defensive lines will become offensive launch-pads once we determine the zero hour to liberate Ramadi.

  5. Daniel Baker:

    It's almost like these electrons are running into a glass wall in space, somewhat like the shields created by force fields on 'Star Trek' that were used to repel alien weapons, we are seeing an invisible shield blocking these electrons. It's an extremely puzzling phenomenon.

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Translations for repel

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  • rebutjar, repel·lir, refusarCatalan, Valencian
  • odpuzovatCzech
  • abstoßenGerman
  • karkottaa, etoa, torjua, hylkiäFinnish
  • repousser, rebuterFrench
  • पीछे हटानाHindi
  • respingereItalian
  • verjagen, afweren, afstotenDutch
  • repelirPortuguese
  • отражать, отвергать, вызывать неприязнь, претить, отбрасывать, противостоять, отклонять, отказываться принять, отпугивать, вызывать отвращение, отталкивать, оказывать сопротивлениеRussian
  • repelleraSwedish
  • వికర్షించుTelugu
  • ขับไล่Thai
  • پیچھے ہٹاناUrdu

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