Thesaurus: repel

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1. v. t. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
2. v. t. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.
3. v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
4. v. cause to move back by force or influence
5. v. be repellent to; cause aversion in
6. v. force or drive back
7. v. reject outright and bluntly
8. v. fill with distaste
9. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exerciserepulsion.
10. v:100 v. cause to move back by force or influence v. be repellent to; cause aversion in v. force or drive back