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repulse
What does repulse mean?
repulse (verb): to repel or drive back.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce repulse?
/ɹiˈpʌls/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does repulse come from?
Inherited from Middle English repulsen, a learned borrowing from Latin repulsus, from repellō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to repulse
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “repulse” mean?
to extend (one's neck)
Not quite: that's what crane means.
to run away; to escape
Not quite: that's what flee means.
to repel or drive back
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to follow the trail of
Not quite: that's what trace means.
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