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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pel /rɪˈpɛl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pelled, -pel•ling. - to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.):The army repelled the last invasion.
- to fail to mix with:Water and oil repel each other.
- to resist the absorption of:This coat repels rain.
- to cause a feeling of distaste or dislike:She was repelled by his bad manners.
- to push away by a force (opposed to attract ):The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another.
See -pel-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pel (ri pel′),USA pronunciation v., -pelled, -pel•ling. v.t. - to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- to thrust back or away.
- to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
- to keep off or out;
fail to mix with:Water and oil repel each other. - to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid):This coat repels rain.
- to refuse to have to do with;
resist involvement in:to repel temptation. - to refuse to accept or admit;
reject:to repel a suggestion. - to discourage the advances of (a person):He repelled me with his harshness.
- to cause distaste or aversion in:Their untidy appearance repelled us.
- to push back or away by a force, as one body acting upon another (opposed to attract):The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another.
v.i. - to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
- to cause distaste or aversion.
- Latin repellere to drive back, equivalent. to re- re- + pellere to drive, push; see repulse
- Middle English repellen 1350–1400
re•pel′lence, re•pel′len•cy, n. re•pel′ler, n. re•pel′ling•ly, adv. re•pel′ling•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged repulse, parry, ward off.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged withstand, oppose, rebuff.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged decline, rebuff.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attract.
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