repel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈpɛl/
• SAMPA: /rI"pEl/
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Verb

Plain form repel

Third-person singular repels

Past tense repelled

Past participle repelled

Present participle repelling

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you repel something, then you push it away or make it go away from something.

Antonyms

• attract

Related words

• repulsion
• repulsive