repel
//rɪˈpɛl//
Verb
repelInfinitive
repelPresent tense
repelledPast tense
repelledPast participle
repellingPresent participle
repelsThird-person singular
1
To drive or force back; to push away or resist an attack or advance.
The soldiers repelled the enemy attack.
2
To cause feelings of disgust or aversion in someone.
The smell of rotten food repels me.
3
To refuse to accept or be affected by something; to resist.
The company repelled all attempts to take it over.
4
(Physics) To exert a force that pushes something away, as with like magnetic poles or electric charges.
Like magnetic poles repel each other.