repel in English

verb
1
drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
government units sought to repel the rebels
2
be repulsive or distasteful to.
she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath
synonyms:revoltdisgustrepulsesickennauseateturn someone's stomachbe repulsivebe distastefulbe repugnantturn offgross out
3
refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory).
the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's attorney was repelled
verb

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1. This material will repel moisture.

2. North magnetic poles repel .

3. Like electric charges repel.

4. Evil odors invariably repel.

5. Fire and water repel each other.

6. Armadillos can be difficult to repel

7. Now after sporulation, the spores repel.

8. North magnetic poles repel ( each other ).

9. Skunks repel attackers with a malodorous spray.

10. And you push them together and they repel.

11. Castor oil is a substance proven to repel Armadillos

12. Luckily, a very simple charm exists to repel a boggart.

13. Guerrilla fighters were soon able to repel the army's attack.

14. Some people use Celery on the skin to repel mosquitos

15. A country must have the will to repel any invader.

16. Next day she helped repel bombing attacks, shooting down several planes.

17. No, I think I repel the women that I want the most.

18. Staff were instructed to repel intruders with physical force, if need be.

19. Apply bug spray containing DEET to repel Chiggers, especially on socks, ankles and legs

20. The process didn't perturb him for the simple reason that it didn't repel Willie.

21. At a subatomic level, atoms resist smashing together because their electrons repel.

22. Battle of Parker's Cross Roads 31 December – Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault.

23. Kate and Jack are able to successfully repel the attack from the Russians.

24. The first one was that when helium atoms touch each other, they repel.

25. The wax molecules carry no charge and repel water molecules, which are charged.

26. Hurtle blaize shove repel propel poke kick jerk bunt urge protrude move impel Blowess

27. Dark colors absorb the heat of the sun; white or light colors repel it.

28. 7 As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.

29. At that time in Japan, pyrethrum powder was mixed with sawdust and burned to repel mosquitoes.

30. Theirs had been one of those childless, self-absorbing marriages which unconsciously repel attempts at intimacy.

31. Camphor can be used to repel various types of insects and to kill fleas

32. The Servian Wall was formidable enough to repel Hannibal during the Second Punic War.

33. Castings contain rich microbiological colonies that help fight soil-borne plant diseases and repel insects

34. Near Bougainville Island, Pensacola's gunners helped repel two waves of Japanese bombers on 20 February.

35. But how can teeny , tiny ants repel a big old elephant aboutbillion times more massive?

36. Some people offer incense or prayers to the departed in order to repel wicked spirits.

37. Blak dry-seals to repel dirt and water and can withstand repeated cleaning with mild soap

38. There's another one under the table that'll repel or attract, depending on how you shift it.

39. A pomander of oranges studded with Cloves has been traditionally used to repel moths from closets.

40. The relation in order to repel each other in principle between the usufruct right of pledge.

41. Batfowl definition: catch birds by temporarily blinding them synonyms: capture, catch antonyms: repel, get off, detach

42. The new Act attempts to repel unfair terms found in contracts imposed on consumers by enterprises.

43. Rather than misdirecting attacks, they repel them altogether, as we shall see in the next chapter..

44. 15 The researchers relied on the ability of the material to repel a magnetic field, a trademark of superconductors.

45. In 1979 the town became a hotbed of guerrilla groups as Afghans sought to repel the Soviet invasion.

46. You sought to repel the Mongol horde and masterfully lured them into a hornet's nest of sharpened steel.

47. Yet his system, like others on the contemporary scene, is constructed soas to repel argument or contrary evidence.

48. Catholic morality approves of the view that to repel an aggressor is to engage in a just war.

49. The researchers relied on the ability of the material to repel a magnetic field, a trademark of superconductors.

50. I can not bear this obscene, grubbing curiosity about the affairs of others, it has never failed to repel me.