Use the verb repel when you want to turn something away. You might drench yourself in bug spray to repel the mosquitoes that plague you when you go camping.
To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
Verb
reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
Verb
force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
Verb
cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Verb
be repellent to; cause aversion in
Verb
fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
v. t.
To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance
of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
v. t.
To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault,
an encroachment, or an argument.
v. i.
To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to
exercise repulsion.
Repel
Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide.
They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly.2.
[He] gently repelled their entreaties.
Repel
To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Usage Examples
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
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Other Usage ExamplesAllow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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