repel
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(rĭ-pĕl') 
v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels. v.tr.
v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels. v.tr.
- To ward off or keep away; drive back: repel insects.
- To offer resistance to; fight against: repel an invasion.
- To refuse to accept; reject: a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.
- To turn away from; spurn.
- To cause aversion or distaste in: Your rudeness repels everyone. See synonyms at disgust. See Usage Note at repulse.
- To be resistant to; be incapable of absorbing or mixing with: Oil repels water.
- Physics. To present an opposing force to; push back or away by a force: Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.
- To offer a resistant force to something.
- To cause aversion or distaste: behavior that repels.
[Middle English repellen, from Old French repeller, from Latin repellere : re-, re- + pellere, to drive.]
repeller re·pel'ler n.
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has inflected forms repelled, repelling.
| repeat, repetition, repairable, reparable, rendition | |
| repellent, repulsive, repertoire, repertory, repetitive, repetitious |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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repel
verb
- To turn or drive away: beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repulse, ward off. See allow/prevent, strike/miss.
- To offend the senses or feelings of: disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken. Idioms: turn one's stomach. See like/dislike.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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repel
v
Definition: make or become nauseous
Antonyms: attract, draw
v
Definition: push away; repulse
Antonyms: attract, draw, welcome
Word Tutor:
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repel
IN BRIEF: To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally. Also: To make to feel disgust.
When you smile, people are drawn to you. When you frown, you repel them.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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repeller
An obstetrical instrument used in large animal obstetrics to repel a fetus during correction of a dystocia, e.g. kühn's crutch. See also repulsion (3).
See crossword solutions for the clue Translations:
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Repel
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slå tilbage, afværge, afvise, frastøde
v. intr. - frastøde (virke ubehagelig)
Nederlands (Dutch)
afstoten, afweren, weigeren te accepteren
Français (French)
v. tr. - déplaire, repousser, dégoûter, (Électron, Phys) repousser, résister à (l'eau)
v. intr. - déplaire, dégoûter, résister (à)
Deutsch (German)
v. - abstoßen, abwehren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απωθώ, αποκρούω, δημιουργώ απέχθεια
Italiano (Italian)
repellere, respingere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - repelir, rejeitar
Русский (Russian)
вызывать отвращение, отбивать атаку
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - repeler, rechazar, contener, reprimir
v. intr. - causar repelencia o aversión
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvisa, avvärja, verka frånstötande på, förkasta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
击退, 拒绝, 驱除, 排斥, 使人厌恶, 使人反感, 抵抗, 相互排斥
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擊退, 拒絕, 驅除, 排斥
v. intr. - 使人厭惡, 使人反感, 抵抗, 相互排斥
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 격퇴하다, 물리치다, 반박하다
v. intr. - 쫓아내다, 퇴짜 놓다, 불쾌하게 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 撃退する, 追い払う, はね付ける, 反感を与える
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يرد, يقاوم, يصد هجوما
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הדף, דחה, הגעיל
v. intr. - הדף, דחה, הגעיל
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