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repel

/rɪ'pɛl/

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verb
force or drive back
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"repel the attacker"

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drive back fight off rebuff repulse

type of:
fight back fight defend fight down oppose
verb
fill with distaste
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disgust gross out revolt

type of:
stimulate excite stir
verb
be repellent to; cause aversion in
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repulse

Opposite:

attract

type of:
displease
verb
reject outright and bluntly
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rebuff snub

type of:
turn down disdain pooh-pooh reject freeze off scorn spurn
verb
cause to move back by force or influence
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"repel the enemy"

Similar:

beat back drive force back push back repulse

Opposite:

attract

type of:
force push

Definition that contains repel

gross repellently fat
porcine repellently fat