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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.
     απωθώ

From 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 vastustaa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/
  صدّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  repel //ɹɪˈpɛl// 
  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

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ 
  odpuzovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ 
  zapudit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ 
  cilgwthio 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  repel //ɹɪˈpɛl// 
  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

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/ 
  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."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  repel /ɹɪpˈɛl/
  odbijati, odbiti, odgurnuti, otjerati, suzbiti, ulijevati

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  repel /ripel/
  afstoten

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  repel /rɪˈpel/ 
    odpychać, odrzucać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  repel //ɹɪˈpɛl// 
  repellera
  physics: to force away

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  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/ 
  гребен
  1. vlaskam

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  repel /reːpˈɛl/ 
  frörepa
  1. vlaskam

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹɪˈpɛɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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, withstand
  
  

From 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

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