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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Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Disavaunce :: Disavaunce (v. t.) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.
Repel :: Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
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..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Not easy or agreeable to the taste; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.
Cutinization :: Cutinization (n.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork..
Repercussive :: Repercussive (a.) Repellent.
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..
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..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Self-repulsive :: Self-repulsive (a.) Self-repelling.
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..
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..
Propulse :: Propulse (v. t.) To repel; to drive off or away.
Repelled :: Repelled (imp. & p. p.) of Repe.
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