Definition of repel Repel
/ɹɪpɛˈl/ - [ripel] - re•pel
We found 15 definitions of repel from 5 different sources.
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What does repel mean?
WordNet
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| repel - be repellent to; cause aversion in | ||
| repulse | ||
| attract, appeal exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" | ||
| displease give displeasure to | ||
| churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" | ||
| turn off, put off cause to feel intense dislike or distaste | ||
| repel - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" | ||
| drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | ||
| attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" | ||
| drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | ||
| force, push impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| repel - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" | ||
| repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | ||
| fight down, fight back, fight, oppose, defend defend oneself | ||
| repel - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" | ||
| disgust, gross out, revolt | ||
| stimulate, excite, stir cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" | ||
| turn one's stomach, nauseate, sicken get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" | ||
| repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" | ||
| rebuff, snub | ||
| freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject express contempt about | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - repel (v. t.)
To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. - repel (v. i.)
To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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repel
To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse; as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
Part of speech
🔤- repel, verb, present, 1st person singular of repel (infinitive).
- repel, verb (infinitive).
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