- 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion. Source: opted
- 4. v. cause to move back by force or influence Source: wordnet
- 5. v. be repellent to; cause aversion in Source: wordnet
- 6. v. force or drive back Source: wordnet
- 7. v. reject outright and bluntly Source: wordnet
- 8. v. fill with distaste Source: wordnet
- 9. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exerciserepulsion. Source: adambom
- 10. v:100 v. cause to move back by force or influence v. be repellent to; cause aversion in v. force or drive back Source: ecdict
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