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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Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat..
Repellent :: Repellent (a.) Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
Repulse :: Repulse (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
Repel :: Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
Retropulsive :: Retropulsive (a.) Driving back; repelling.
Repel :: 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..
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Self-repelling :: Self-repelling (a.) Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel each other; as, gases are self-repelling..
Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Talisman :: Talisman (n.) Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases..
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty..
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