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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Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
Repeller :: Repeller (n.) One who, or that which, repels..
Distant :: Distant (a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner..
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
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.
Self-repulsive :: Self-repulsive (a.) Self-repelling.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Repel :: Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Repellence :: Repellence (n.) Alt. of Repellenc.
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
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.
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
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..
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..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
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