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.
imp. & p. p.
of Repel
Usage Examples
The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.
Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man.
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