repel
Verbs
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(v) cause to move back by force or influence
- repel the enemy
- push back the urge to smoke
- beat back the invaders
- (v) be repellent to; cause aversion in repulse,
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(v) force or drive back
- repel the attacker
- fight off the onslaught
- rebuff the attack
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(v) reject outright and bluntly
- She snubbed his proposal
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(v) fill with distaste
- This spoilt food disgusts me