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repel
[ri-pel]
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
Antonyms: attractto thrust back or away.
to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
to keep off or out; fail to mix with.
Water and oil repel each other.
to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid).
This coat repels rain.
to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in.
to repel temptation.
to refuse to accept or admit; reject.
to repel a suggestion.
to discourage the advances of (a person).
He repelled me with his harshness.
to cause distaste or aversion in.
Their untidy appearance repelled us.
to push back or away by a force, as one body acting upon another (attract ).
The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another.
verb (used without object)
to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
to cause distaste or aversion.
repel
/ rɪˈpɛl /
verb
to force or drive back (something or somebody, esp an attacker)
(also intr) to produce a feeling of aversion or distaste in (someone or something); be disgusting (to)
to push aside; dismiss
he repelled the suggestion as wrong and impossible
to be effective in keeping away, controlling, or resisting
an aerosol spray that repels flies
to have no affinity for; fail to mix with or absorb
water and oil repel each other
to disdain to accept (something); turn away from or spurn
she repelled his advances
(also intr) to exert an opposing force on (something)
an electric charge repels another charge of the same sign
Other Word Forms
- repellence noun
- repellency noun
- repeller noun
- repellingly adverb
- repellingness noun
- nonrepellence noun
- nonrepellency noun
- nonrepeller noun
- self-repellency noun
- unrepelled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of repel1
Example Sentences
The left-hander was the latest member of Australia's vaunted batting line-up to step up, repelling Pakistan as they sensed the most significant victory in their history.
Developed in Australia, these wrist magnets repel the sharks, he said, and “feel like a punch in the nose” to the sharks if they get too close.
This is the kind of thriller that invites you into a gilded empyrean that compels you and repels you in equal measure.
For the second, he stood tall and refused to give himself away when Chemsdine Talbi bore down on him, repelling the Morocco international with his legs.
The protests have been happening at night, with police saying they were forced to open fire "in legitimate self-defence" on Wednesday evening to repel the "attack" in Lqliaa, the state-owned news agency reported.
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