Definition of repel

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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..

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Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.
Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Frown :: Frown (v. t.) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence..
Distant :: Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner..
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
Repellence :: Repellence (n.) Alt. of Repellenc.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
Self-repulsive :: Self-repulsive (a.) Self-repelling.
Repellent :: Repellent (a.) Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..
Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Plea :: Plea (n.) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why
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