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   repel

   /rɪˈpɛl/

   verb

   • 1. drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away: "they sought to repel the enemy with their machine guns" Similar fight offrepulsedrive back/awayput to flightforce backbeat backpush backthrust backhold offward offfend offstand offstave offparrykeep at baykeep at arm's lengthfoilcheckfrustratesee offinformal:send packingarchaic:rebut
   • ▪ (of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away from itself: "electrically charged objects attract or repel one another"
   • ▪ (of a substance) resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance): "boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture" Similar be impervious tobe impermeable tokeep outbe resistant toresistOpposite attractabsorblet through
   • 2. be repulsive or distasteful to: "she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath" Similar revoltdisgustrepulsesickennauseatemake someone feel sickturn someone's stomachbe repulsive tobe extremely distasteful tobe repugnant tomake shuddermake someone's flesh creepmake someone's skin crawlmake someone's gorge riseput offoffendhorrifyinformal:turn offgive someone the creepsgive someone the heebie-jeebiesmake someone want to throw upgross outOpposite delight
   • 3. refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory): formal "the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. repeller noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you: It is not true that eating garlic repels mosquitoes. The defenders repelled the attack without losing any men. (of a material) to not allow a substance to be absorbed into it: This coat has a special surface that repels moisture.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPELLED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Repelled is the past tense and past participle of repel, which means to push or drive something or someone away. See how to use repelled in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repelledRepelled Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Repel means to drive back, resist, reject, or cause aversion. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of repel from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › repelledRepelled - definition of repelled by The Free Dictionary

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   Repelled is the past tense of repel, which means to drive back, resist, or cause aversion. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, and examples of repel and related words.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPELLED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   From The New Yorker. Even with a highly effective repellent, however, mosquitoes could evolve to become less repelled, since those forced to feed outdoors are at greater risk. From Phys.Org. There is no evidence that bed bugs or mosquitoes are repelled by ultrasound. From Wired.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrepel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   verb. /rɪˈpel/ jump to other results. [transitive]repel somebody/something(formal)to successfully fight somebody who is attacking you, your country, etc. and drive them away. to repel an attack/invasion/invader. Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPELLED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Repelled is the past tense and past participle of repel, which means to drive or keep away by force or dislike. See how to use repelled in sentences and synonyms of repel.