REPULSE
\ɹɪpˈʌls], \ɹɪpˈʌls], \ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈʌ_l_s]\
Definitions of REPULSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
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force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
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be repellent to; cause aversion in
By Princeton University
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cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
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force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
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be repellent to; cause aversion in
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.
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To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
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The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back.
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Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
By Oddity Software
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To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.
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To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
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The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back.
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Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
By Noah Webster.
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To drive back; beat off; as, to repulse the enemy; to drive away by coldness, etc.; refuse to accept or meet; as, to repulse the advances of a friend.
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The act of driving back; state of being driven back or beaten off; decided refusal; denial.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To drive back: to repel: to beat off.
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The state of being repulsed or driven back: the act of repelling: refusal.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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