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- pronunciation:
- rih
pel
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
repels, repelling, repelled |
| definition: |
If something repels insects, it makes them go away. If people repel something, they push it back or force it away.
Todd's father uses a spray with a bad smell that repels deer and makes them stay away from the garden.Soldiers of the fort repelled the invaders.
- antonyms:
- allure, attract
- similar words:
- resist
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| related words: |
disgust, reject, shock |
| derivations: |
repellingly (adv.), repellence (repellency) (n.), repeller (n.) |
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