meaning of repel
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.
3. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
4. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his
">proposal"
Related Words
repel | repellant | repelled | repellence | repellency | repellent | repellently | repeller | repelling | repellingly |
