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Search "repel" in: repelOne entry found. Entry Word: repel Function: verb Meaning: 1 to drive back <the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting> Synonyms fend (off), repulse, stave off Related Words hold off, resist, withstand; deflect, ward (off); rebuff, snub, spurn Near Antonyms welcome 2 to cause to feel disgust <the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me> — see disgust 3 to refuse to give in to <repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day> — see resist
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