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REPEL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Since re- can mean not just "again" but also "back", repel means "drive back". Repel has two common adjective forms; thus, a repellent or repulsive odor may drive us into the other room.

REPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
repel verb [T] (FORCE AWAY) Add to word list to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you:

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Definition of repel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Repel - definition of repel by The Free Dictionary
1. To ward off or keep away; drive back: repel insects. 2. To offer resistance to; fight against: repel an invasion. 3. To refuse to accept or submit to; reject: a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover. 4. To refuse to accept (someone); spurn.

REPEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel.

repel - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled) (transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]

REPEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
REPEL definition: to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). See examples of repel used in a sentence.

Repel Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Two positive electrical charges repel each other. Magnets can both repel and attract one another. Everyone was repelled [= repulsed] by the sight.

Repel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
The word repel can be used to describe the act of driving something away, as in the case of bugs or other pesky critters, including potential suitors. It can also be used to describe something that causes disgust or distaste. For example, the thought of eating snails might repel you.

REPEL Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for REPEL: repulse, resist, fight, deflect, turn back, fend (off), withstand, rebut; Antonyms of REPEL: welcome, embrace, hail, attract, pull, lure, draw, entice