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verb | noun repulserepulse1 /rɪˈpʌls/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYrepulseOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of repellere; ➔ REPEL VERB TABLErepulse |
Present | I, you, we, they | repulse | | he, she, it | repulses | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | repulsed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have repulsed | | he, she, it | has repulsed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had repulsed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will repulse | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have repulsed |
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Present | I | am repulsing | | he, she, it | is repulsing | | you, we, they | are repulsing | Past | I, he, she, it | was repulsing | | you, we, they | were repulsing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been repulsing | | he, she, it | has been repulsing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been repulsing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be repulsing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been repulsing |
1someone or something that repulses you seems very bad or disgusting to you SYN repel: His cold clammy hands repulsed me.2to defeat a military attack SYN repel: Government troops repulsed an attack by rebel forces.3to refuse an offer, proposal, or suggestion in a way that is very direct and often impolite SYN reject verb | noun repulserepulse2 noun [singular] 1formal the act of refusing a proposal or suggestion in an impolite way SYN rejection2technical the defeat of a military attack |