Definition of repel

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Repel (v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

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Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
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..
Repelling :: Repelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repe.
Apocrustic :: Apocrustic (a.) Astringent and repellent.
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. i.) To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of light; to be echoed, as sound..
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..
Repellent :: Repellent (a.) Driving back; able or tending to repel.
Reverberate :: Reverberate (v. t.) To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as, flame is reverberated in a furnace..
Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..
Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
Orb :: Orb (n.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry..
Self-repellency :: Self-repellency (n.) The quality or state of being self-repelling.
Ward :: Ward (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off..
Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
Repercussive :: Repercussive (n.) A repellent.
Repeller :: Repeller (n.) One who, or that which, repels..
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..
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