re|pel´ler

re|pel´ler
re|pel «rih PEHL», verb, -pelled, -pel|ling.
–v.t.
1. to force back; drive back; drive away: »

They repelled the enemy. We can repel bad thoughts.

2. to keep off or out; fail to mix with: »

Oil and water repel each other. This tent repels moisture.

3. to force apart or away by some inherent force: »

The positive poles of two magnets repel each other.

4. to be displeasing to; cause disgust in: »

Spiders and worms repel me.

5. to reject: »

to repel a proposition, to repel a charge. Katy…repelled this opinion with indignation (James Fenimore Cooper).

–v.i.
1. to cause dislike; displease: »

Foul odors repel.

2. to act with a force that drives or keeps away something.
╂[< Latin repellere < re- back + pellere to drive, strike]
–re|pel´ler, noun.

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