repel

  • 11Repel — 48° 20′ 47″ N 5° 58′ 24″ E / 48.3463888889, 5.97333333333 …

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  • 12repel — [[t]rɪpe̱l[/t]] repels, repelling, repelled 1) VERB When an army repels an attack, they successfully fight and drive back soldiers from another army who have attacked them. [FORMAL] [V n] They have fifty thousand troops along the border ready to… …

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  • 13repel — repellence, repellency, n. repeller, n. repellingly, adv. repellingness, n. /ri pel /, v., repelled, repelling. v.t. 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away …

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  • 14repel — UK [rɪˈpel] / US verb Word forms repel : present tense I/you/we/they repel he/she/it repels present participle repelling past tense repelled past participle repelled 1) [transitive] if something repels you, you think that it is extremely… …

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  • 15repel — [c]/rəˈpɛl / (say ruh pel) verb (repelled, repelling) –verb (t) 1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). 2. to thrust back or away; reject: he repelled several useless suggestions. 3. to resist effectually (an attack, onslaught):… …

  • 16repel — re|pel [rıˈpel] v past tense and past participle repelled present participle repelling [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: repellere, from pellere to drive ] 1.) [T] if something repels you, it is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it,… …

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  • 17repel — verb repelled, repelling 1 (T) if something repels you, you want to avoid it because you do not like it: Her heavy make up and cheap scent repelled him. 2 (T) to fight a group or military force and make them stop attacking you: repel invaders |… …

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  • 18repel — re|pel [ rı pel ] verb 1. ) transitive if something repels you, you think that it is extremely unpleasant and you want to avoid it 2. ) transitive to keep something away or prevent it from entering something: The wheat is genetically engineered… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19repel — re•pel [[t]rɪˈpɛl[/t]] v. pelled, pel•ling 1) to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.) 2) to thrust back or away 3) to fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other[/ex] 4) to resist the absorption of: This coat repels rain[/ex] 5) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20repel — verb (repelled; repelling) Etymology: Middle English repellen, from Middle French repeller, from Latin repellere, from re + pellere to drive more at felt Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to drive back ; repulse …

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