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re·pulse    Audio Help   [ri-puhls] Pronunciation Key verb, -pulsed, -puls·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
2.to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like; refuse or reject.
3.to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers.
–noun
4.the act of repelling.
5.the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
6.a refusal or rejection.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L repulsus, ptp. of repellere to repel]

—Related forms
re·puls·er, noun

—Synonyms 2. rebuff, spurn, shun, snub.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  repulse
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  defeat, deny, disdain, disgust, nauseate, rebuff, refuse, reject, repel, revolt, sicken, snub, spurn
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  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, repel, ward off
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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