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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
re·pel    Audio Help   [ri-pel] Pronunciation Key verb, -pelled, -pel·ling.
–verb (used with object)
1.to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
2.to thrust back or away.
3.to resist effectively (an attack, onslaught, etc.).
4.to keep off or out; fail to mix with: Water and oil repel each other.
5.to resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid): This coat repels rain.
6.to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in: to repel temptation.
7.to refuse to accept or admit; reject: to repel a suggestion.
8.to discourage the advances of (a person): He repelled me with his harshness.
9.to cause distaste or aversion in: Their untidy appearance repelled us.
10.to push back or away by a force, as one body acting upon another (opposed to attract): The north pole of one magnet will repel the north pole of another.
–verb (used without object)
11.to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
12.to cause distaste or aversion.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME repellen < L repellere to drive back, equiv. to re- re- + pellere to drive, push; see repulse]

—Related forms
re·pel·lence, re·pel·len·cy, noun
re·pel·ler, noun
re·pel·ling·ly, adverb
re·pel·ling·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. repulse, parry, ward off. 3. withstand, oppose, rebuff. 7. decline, rebuff.
—Antonyms 1. attract.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  repel
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  beat, check, combat, decline, defend, deflect, disgust, nauseate, offend, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, repulse, resist, scatter, sicken, spurn, stop, drive back
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  disgust
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To offend the senses or feelings of.
Synonyms:  nauseate, revolt, sicken
Idioms:  turn one's stomach
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  parry
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To turn or drive away.
Synonyms:  beat off, fend, keep off, repulse, ward off
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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