repel

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

re·pel (rĭ-pĕlʹ)v. re·pelled, re·pel·ling, re·pelsv. tr.
1. To ward off or keep away; drive back:
repel insects.
2. To offer resistance to; fight against:
repel an invasion.
3. To refuse to accept; reject:
a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.
4. To turn away from; spurn.
5. To cause aversion or distaste in:
Your rudeness repels everyone.
See Synonyms at disgust. See Usage Note at repulse.
6. To be resistant to; be incapable of absorbing or mixing with:
Oil repels water.
7. Physics. To present an opposing force to; push back or away by a force:
Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.v. intr.
1. To offer a resistant force to something.
2. To cause aversion or distaste:
behavior that repels. [Middle English repellen, from Old French repeller, from Latin repellere: re-, re- + pellere, to drive; See pel-⁵ in Indo-European Roots.] re·pelʹler n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  disgust, gross out, revolt, rebuff, snub, repulse, fight off, drive back, drive, force back, push back, beat back
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  attract, appeal, pull, pull in, draw, draw in