[re.pulse] vt re.pulsed ; re.puls.ing [L repulsus, pp. of repellere to repel] (15c) 1: to drive or beat back: repel
2: to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial
3: to cause repulsion in
[2]repulse n (1533) 1: rebuff, rejection
2: the action of repelling an attacker: the fact of being repelled