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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..

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..

Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..

Distant :: Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner..

Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.

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

Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..

Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.

Self-repelling :: Self-repelling (a.) Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel each other; as, gases are self-repelling..

Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

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..

Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.

Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..

Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..

Ward :: Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..

Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.

Repulse :: Repulse (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back..

Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..

Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.

Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.

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