Repel word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "repel" word

[verb] reject outright and bluntly
[verb] force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
[verb] cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
[verb] be repellent to; cause aversion in
[verb] fill with distaste; "This fould language disgusts me"

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\Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repelled} (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repelling}.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Repulse}, {Repeal}.] 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.
\Re*pel"\, v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.

Synonyms for repel

beat back, brush off, disgust, drive, drive back, fight off, force back, push back, rebuff, rebuff, repulse, repulse, repulse, revolt, snub

Antonyms: appeal, attract, attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in

The fun area, different aproach to word »repel«

Let's analyse "repel" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LEPER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-. . .--. . .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: repel: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: repel: 9 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 3 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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