Australian English Meaning of repel

repel

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Definitions and Meaning of repel in English

Wordnet

repel (v)

cause to move back by force or influence

be repellent to; cause aversion in

force or drive back

reject outright and bluntly

fill with distaste

Webster

repel (v. t.)

To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.

Webster

repel (v. i.)

To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

FAQs About the word repel

repel

cause to move back by force or influence, be repellent to; cause aversion in, force or drive back, reject outright and bluntly, fill with distasteTo drive back;

repel,resist,Beat,deflect,fend (off),fight,oppose,rebut,stave off,turn away

embrace,Welcome,Hail

repedation => repetition, repechage => Repechage, repeating decimal => Repeating decimal, repeating => repeated, repeater => repeater,