repulse
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See also: repulsé
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin repulsus, from repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”).
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
repulse (third-person singular simple present repulses, present participle repulsing, simple past and past participle repulsed)
- (transitive) To repel or drive back.
- to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
- (transitive) To reject or rebuff.
- to repulse a suitor
- (transitive) To cause revulsion in.
- The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
- I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.
Translations[edit]
to repel or drive back
to reject or rebuff
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to cause revulsion
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Noun[edit]
repulse (plural repulses)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- repulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- repulse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- repulse at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
repulse
- third-person singular past historic of repellere
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
repulse f pl
Noun[edit]
repulse
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
repulse
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
repulse
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