repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
"push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
[syn: {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat
back}] [ant: {attract}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repulse}] [ant: {attract}]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker" [syn: {repulse}, {fight
off}, {drive off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
4: reject outright and bluntly [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}, {brush
off}]
5: fill with distaste [syn: {disgust}, {turn off}, {revolt}]