Repel — Defs

01 v. t. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.

imp. & p. p. Repelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling

1.
To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
“Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide.” — Pope.

“They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly.” — Macaulay.
2.
To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.
“[He] gently repelled their entreaties.” — Hawthorne.

Syn. Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.

02 v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.