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re•pel



Pronunciation: (ri-pel'), [key]
—v., -pelled, -pel•ling.

—v.t.
1. to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
2. to thrust back or away.
3. to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
4. to keep off or out; fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other.
5. to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid): This coat repels rain.
6. to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in: to repel temptation.
7. to refuse to accept or admit; reject: to repel a suggestion.
8. to discourage the advances of (a person): He repelled me with his harshness.
9. to cause distaste or aversion in: Their untidy appearance repelled us.
10. 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.
1. to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
2. to cause distaste or aversion.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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