Definition of Repels. Meaning of Repels. Synonyms of Repels

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Definition of Repels

Repel
Repel Re*pel", v. i. To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Repel
Repel 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.

Meaning of Repels from wikipedia

- frequently than "repellor") An electrode at a voltage to repel charge carriers (in vacuum or in a plasma) Animal repeller A device or plant that repels vermin,...
- The dipole repeller is a center of effective repulsion in the large-scale flow of galaxies in the neighborhood of the Milky Way, first detected in 2017...
- A cat repeller is a device or substance used to discourage cats from entering an area, or to encourage them to leave if they do enter. Such deterrents...
- Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme...
- This list of pest-repelling plants includes plants used for their ability to repel insects, nematodes, and other pests. They have been used in companion...
- The Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels (異国船打払令, Ikokusen Uchiharairei) was a law promulgated by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1825 to the effect that all foreign...
- 1988) is an American author, blogger, and humor writer best known for Man Repeller. Medine was born on December 20, 1988 in Manhattan. Her father, Mois Medine...
- deepest etymology is the Gr**** Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another, not nearly so common...
- Cinnamon (leaf oil kills mosquito larvae) Citronella oil (repels mosquitos) (contains insect repelling substances, such as citronellol and geraniol) Clove oil...
- Abseiling (/ˈæbseɪl/ AB-sayl or /ˈɑːpzaɪl/ AHP-zyle; from German abseilen 'to rope down'), also known as rappelling (/ˈræpɛl/ RAP-pell or /rəˈpɛl/ rə-PELL;...