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Bookmark or Share- REPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you: It is not true that eating garlic repels mosquitoes. The defenders repelled the attack without losing any men. (of a material) to not allow a substance to be absorbed into it: This coat has a special surface that repels moisture.
- REPEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comto resist the absorption or passage of (water or other liquid): This coat repels rain. to refuse to have to do with; resist involvement in: to repel temptation. to refuse to accept or admit; reject: to repel a suggestion. Synonyms: rebuff, decline. to discourage the advances of (a person):
- REPEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryto force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you: It is not true that eating garlic repels mosquitoes. The defenders repelled the attack without losing any men. (of a material) to not allow a substance to be absorbed into it: This coat has a special surface that repels moisture.
- Repel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : to drive back : repulse. b. : to fight against : resist. 2. : turn away, reject. repelled the insinuation. 3. a. : to drive away : discourage. foul words and frowns must not repel a lover William Shakespeare. b. : to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding. c.
- Repel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comcause to move back by force or influence. “ repel the enemy”. synonyms: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repulse. drive. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force. see more. verb. be repellent to; cause aversion in. synonyms: repulse.
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