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repel

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See also:repèl

English

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WOTD – 25 May 2011

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishrepellen, a borrowing fromOld French*repeller, fromLatinrepellere(“to drive back”), fromre-(“back”) +pellere(“to drive”).Doublet ofrepeal.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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repel (third-person singular simple presentrepels,present participlerepelling,simple past and past participlerepelled)

  1. (transitive, now rare) Toturn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.[from 15th c.]
    • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym;Robert Burton],The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps,→OCLC, partition II, section 3, member 7:
      It is some satisfaction to him that isrepelled, that dignities, honours, offices, are not alwayes given by desert or worth, but for love, affinitie, friendship, affection, great mens letters, or as commonly they are bought and sold.
  2. (transitive) Toreject,put off (a request, demand etc.).[from 15th c.]
  3. (transitive) Toward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).[from 15th c.]
  4. (transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).[from 15th c.]
    • 2011 May 19, Ian Traynor,The Guardian:
      In nearby Zintan, rebelsrepelled an advance by Gaddafi's forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.
  5. (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force.[from 17th c.]
  6. (transitive) To causerepulsion ordislike in; todisgust.[from 18th c.]
    • 2008 January 26,The Guardian:
      However, while the idea of a free holiday appeals enormously, I am franklyrepelled by the idea of spending a couple of weeks in your company.
  7. (transitive, sports) Tosave (a shot).
    • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1-0 Everton”, inBBC Sport:
      Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howardrepelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge.

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofrepel
infinitive(to)repel
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularrepelrepelled
2nd-personsingularrepel,repellest†repelled,repelledst†
3rd-personsingularrepels,repelleth†repelled
pluralrepel
subjunctiverepelrepelled
imperativerepel—
participlesrepellingrepelled

Antonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

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to turn away
to put off
to ward off
to drive away
physics: to force away
to cause repulsion or dislike
to save a shot (sports)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Fromre- +‎pèl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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repel m (pluralrepels)

  1. ahair out of place
  2. (woodworking)snag
  3. (dialectal)hangnail
    Synonym:repeló

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