[re.pel] vb re.pelled ; re.pel.ling [ME repellen, fr. L repellere, fr. re- + pellere to drive--more at felt] vt (15c) 1 a: to drive back: repulse b: to fight against: resist
2: turn away, reject "repelled the insinuation" 3 a: to drive away: discourage "foul words and frowns must not ~ a lover --Shak." b: to be incapable of adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding c: to force away or apart or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance
4: to cause aversion in: disgust ~ vi: to cause aversion -- re.pel.ler n