repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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So he and Lindzi are equally surprised when a brusque Swiss man informed them they will be repelling off a cliff.
From Time ● Feb. 28, 2012