Definition/Meaning of repel

• English - Verb: repel ( third-person singular simple present repels , present participle repelling , simple past and past participle repelled ) ( now rare ) To turn (someone) away from a privilege , right , job , etc . [from 15th c .] 1621 , Robert Burton , The Anatomy of Melancholy , II . 3 .7: It is some satisfaction to him that is repelled , that dignities , honours , offices , are not alwayes given by…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English repellen , from Old French * repeller , from Latin repellere ( “ to drive back ” ), from re- ( “ back ” ) + pellere ( “ to drive ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ɹɪˈpɛl/
• English - External links: repel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 repel in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911 repel at OneLook Dictionary Search
• English - Anagrams: leper