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repel
[ri-pel]
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to thrust back or away.
to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
Synonyms: , ,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.
Synonyms: ,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
/ °łÉŖĖ±čɱō /
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 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- repellence noun
- repellency noun
- repeller noun
- repellingly adverb
- repellingness noun
- nonrepellence noun
- nonrepellency noun
- nonrepeller noun
- self-repellency noun
- unrepelled adjective
- °ł±šĖ±č±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of repel1
Example Sentences
The ring of steel repelled all non ticket holders and 140,000 legitimate festival goers attended that year.
It was a route that Bordeaux took again and again, but a stubborn Northampton defence repelled them repeatedly.
Older Americans are increasingly repelled by this guy.
Months in the making, it sets up an investment fund that Ukraine hopes will cement US assistance as the country struggles to repel Russia three years after the invasion.
In response, Russia's defence ministry said it had "repelled" attempted assaults by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of launching hundreds of drones and shells, according to state media sources.
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