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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Repeller :: Repeller (n.) One who, or that which, repels..
Ward :: Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Repellent :: Repellent (a.) Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A kind of waterproof cloth.
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Repellency :: Repellency (n.) The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of repelling; repulsion.
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Disavaunce :: Disavaunce (v. t.) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
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
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..
Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.
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