One entry found for repel.
Main Entry: re·pel
Pronunciation: ri-pel
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): re·pelled; re·pel·ling 1 a: to drive back <repel the enemy> b: to fight against : RESIST 2: to refuse to accept : REJECT <repel a suggestion> 3 a: to be incapable of sticking to, mixing with, taking up, or holding <a fabric that repels water> b: to force away or apart or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance <two like electrical charges repel each other> 4: DISGUST <a sight that repelled everyone> - re·pel·lernoun