Definition of repel

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Repel (v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument..

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Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. i.) To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Interrepellent :: Interrepellent (a.) Mutually repellent.
Disavaunce :: Disavaunce (v. t.) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
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..
Propulse :: Propulse (v. t.) To repel; to drive off or away.
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..
Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) That which repels.
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..
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..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..
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..
Repeller :: Repeller (n.) One who, or that which, repels..
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