repulse

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: rebuffsnubrepelfight offdrive backdriveforce backpush backbeat back

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an instance of driving away or warding offSynonyms: rebuffsnub

Verb (3)

  1. force or drive back“repel the attacker”“fight off the onslaught”“rebuff the attack”Synonyms: repelfight offrebuffdrive back
  2. be repellent to; cause aversion inSynonyms: repel
  3. cause to move back by force or influence“repel the enemy”“push back the urge to smoke”“beat back the invaders”Synonyms: repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Repulse \Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. [1913 Webster]

By fate repelled, and with repulses tired.— Denham.[1913 Webster]
He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. [1913 Webster]

Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]

1.To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. [1913 Webster]

Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. [1913 Webster]

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