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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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..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. i.) To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound..
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument..
Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..
Repeal :: Repeal (v. t.) To suppress; to repel.
Disavaunce :: Disavaunce (v. t.) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
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..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
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..
Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.
Interrepellent :: Interrepellent (a.) Mutually repellent.
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..
Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
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..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Retropulsive :: Retropulsive (a.) Driving back; repelling.
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