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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. [1913 Webster] Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope. [1913 Webster] They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [1913 Webster] [He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Repel \Re*pel"\, v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Repel \Re*pel"\, v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. --Macaulay. 2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne. Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
repel v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn: drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back] [ant: attract] 2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repulse] [ant: attract] 3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back] 4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: rebuff, snub] 5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: disgust, gross out, revolt] [also: repelling, repelled]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
repel Αγγλικά vb. απωθώFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
repel vb. 1 (lb en transitive now rare) To turn away from a privilege, right, job, etc. (from 15th c.) 2 (lb en transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). (from 15th c.) 3 (lb en transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). (from 15th c.) 4 (lb en transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). (from 15th c.)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
repel vb. 1 (lb en transitive now rare) To turn away from a privilege, right, job, etc. (from 15th c.) 2 (lb en transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). (from 15th c.) 3 (lb en transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). (from 15th c.) 4 (lb en transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). (from 15th c.)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
repel vb. 1 (lb en transitive now rare) To turn away from a privilege, right, job, etc. (from 15th c.) 2 (lb en transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). (from 15th c.) 3 (lb en transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). (from 15th c.) 4 (lb en transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). (from 15th c.)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
repel vb. 1 (lb en transitive now rare) To turn away from a privilege, right, job, etc. (from 15th c.) 2 (lb en transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). (from 15th c.) 3 (lb en transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). (from 15th c.) 4 (lb en transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). (from 15th c.)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
repel Englanti vb. 1 hylätä 2 hylkiä 3 karkottaa 4 torjua 5 vastustaaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ صدّFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
repel //ɹɪˈpɛl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. отблъсквам 2. physics: to force away 3. to drive away 2. отвращавам to cause repulsion or dislike 3. отхвърлям to put off 4. отбивам to ward off
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]odpuzovat
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]zapudit
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]cilgwthio
repel //ɹɪˈpɛl//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. hylkiä physics: to force away 2. etoa to cause repulsion or dislike 3. karkottaa, torjua 2. to drive away 3. to ward off 4. torjua 2. to put off 3. to turn away
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. हटाना "She repelled his advances." 2. त्याग~देना "He repelled the idea of his boss as it was of no use." 3. मुकाबला~करना "He repelled the army's attack." 4. अलग-थलग~रहना "Good and evil repel each other."
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ odbijati, odbiti, odgurnuti, otjerati, suzbiti, ulijevatiFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
repel /ripel/ afstotenFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
repel /rɪˈpel/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]odpychać, odrzucać
repel //ɹɪˈpɛl//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]repellera physics: to force away
repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ 1. defetmek, geriye atmak 2. püskürtmek 3. bağdaşmamak, uyuşmamak 4. reddetmek 5. nefret uyandırmak. repellent defedici, uzaklaştırıcı 6. haşaratlı defedici ilâç 7. bir çeşit sugeçmez kumaş.From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-bul ]
repel /reːpˈɛl/From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:nld-swe ]гребен 1. vlaskam
repel /reːpˈɛl/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]frörepa 1. vlaskam
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɹɪˈpɛɫ/
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "repel": abjure, anticipate, appall, avert, bar, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat back, beat off, block, blunt, brush aside, brush off, buck, chase, chase away, chase off, check, chill, chuck, chuck out, combat, contemn, contest, contradict, cool, counter, cut, damp, dampen, debar, decline, deflect, defy, deny, despise, deter, disaffect, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discount, discourage, disdain, disgust, dishearten, disincline, disinterest, dismiss, disown, dispute, disregard, distract, divert, drive away, drive back, duel, endure, estop, except, exclude, fend, fend off, fight, forbid, foreclose, forestall, forswear, give offense, gross out, help, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, hold out, hold up, horrify, ignore, indispose, keep at bay, keep from, keep off, nauseate, obstruct, obviate, offend, oppose, pack off, parry, pass by, pass up, preclude, prevent, prohibit, push aside, push back, put back, put off, quench, rebuff, rebut, recant, refuse, refuse to consider, refuse to receive, reject, reluct, renounce, repudiate, repulse, resist, revolt, rule out, save, scout, send away, send off, send packing, shock, shove away, sicken, snub, spurn, stand, stand up, stave off, stop, throw away, throw out, thrust back, traverse, turn aside, turn away, turn back, turn from, turn off, turn out, turn the stomach, waive, ward off, wean from, withstandFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 逐退,使...厌恶,反驳;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 逐退,抵制,使厌恶,抗 vi. 反抗,击退