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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Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A kind of waterproof cloth.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.
Forbidding :: Forbidding (a.) Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) That which repels.
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
Repulse :: Repulse (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back..
Propulse :: Propulse (v. t.) To repel; to drive off or away.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
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
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..
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument..
Self-repelling :: Self-repelling (a.) Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel each other; as, gases are self-repelling..
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.
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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