abjure, buck, cut, discount, drive back, gross out, obstruct, put off, revolt, stave off, ward off
Definitionv. cause to move back by force or influence
Last update: September 17, 2015
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She repelled his advances. [verb]
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He repelled the idea of his boss as it was of no use. [verb]
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Good and evil repel each other. [verb]
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He repelled the army's attack. [Please select]
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The dialog is slick, the plot is involved but both exclude, even repel the viewer. [verb]
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As the story goes, all 10 sons were sent off to war to repel invading barbarians. [verb]
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Were nothing but resolution necessary to repel so accomplished a soldier as M. [verb]
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"It may be very true, sir; but we are now obliged to repel art by art." [verb]
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But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge. [verb]
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They will calumniate me to my sovereign--I can repel their charge. [verb]
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Cows form a circle, with their horns outward and their calves in the centre, in order to repel the attacks of wolves. [verb]
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--was of a nature to repel from your book even those serious minds who do not judge by appearances, had you persisted in maintaining it in its rude simplicity. [verb]
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