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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,...
- Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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;...
- 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...
- Cinnamon (leaf oil kills mosquito larvae) Citronella oil (repels mosquitos) (contains insect repelling substances, such as citronellol and geraniol) Clove oil...
- from the set, the set is not an attractor, but instead is called a repeller (or repellor). A dynamical system is generally described by one or more differential...
- In physics, an infrared fixed point is a set of coupling constants, or other parameters, that evolve from arbitrary initial values at very high energies...
- as at Dorogobuzh eighteen months previously. The paratroopers were soon repelled – but not until still more Red Army troops had used the cover they provided...