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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Repellent :: Repellent (a.) Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Repel :: Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
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..
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Self-repulsive :: Self-repulsive (a.) Self-repelling.
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.
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
Distant :: Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A kind of waterproof cloth.
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
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