repel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈpɛl/
• SAMPA: /rI"pEl/

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• Hyphenation: re‧pel

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.
   • Synonym: attract

Related words

• repulsion
• repulsive