repel
(Anglès)
- (archaic, transitive) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
- (transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
- (transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
- (transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
- (transitive) To force away by means of a repulsive force.
- (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
- (transitive) To save (a shot).
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ɹɪˈpɛl/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.
drive back
beat back
force back
refuse to accept
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