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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Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Repel :: Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Self-repulsive :: Self-repulsive (a.) Self-repelling.
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.
Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.
Repulse :: Repulse (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back..
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
Repellence :: Repellence (n.) Alt. of Repellenc.
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
Distant :: Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
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..
Diamagnetic :: Diamagnetic (n.) Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet..
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..
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.
Propulse :: Propulse (v. t.) To repel; to drive off or away.
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
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