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repulse

British pronunciation/ɹɪpˈʌls/
American pronunciation/ɹiˈpəɫs/
to repulse
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

force or drive back

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2

cause to move back by force or influence

antonyms : attract
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3

be repellent to; cause aversion in

synonyms : repel
antonyms : attract
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Repulse
[NOUN]
1

an instance of driving away or warding off

synonyms : rebuff
snub
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Examples
1. His troops also repulsed the Austrian relief effort at the fortress of Przemysl.
2. All German counter-attacks were repulsed.
3. All attacks are repulsed.
4. The first Austrian assault was repulsed.
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