■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led )
1》 drive or force back or away.
↘(of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away.
2》 be repulsive or distasteful to.
3》 formal refuse to accept; reject.
4》 (of a substance) resist mixing with or be impervious to.
Derivatives
~ler noun
Origin
ME: from L. ~lere , from re- 'back' + pellere 'to drive'.