repulse

Pronunciation

• enPR: rĭ-pŭls′, IPA ^(key): /rɪˈpʌls/

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• Hyphenation: re‧pulse

Verb

Plain form repulse

Third-person singular repulses

Past tense repulsed

Past participle repulsed

Present participle repulsing

1. (transitive) If you repulse something, you repel or reject it.