repulse
Meaning
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- To repel or drive back.
- To reject or rebuff.
- To cause revulsion in; to repel.
Synonyms
drive back
beat back
disapprove of
force back
look askance at
thrust from one
freeze off
thrust away
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈpʌls/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin repulsus, from repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
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