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repel

re.pel \ri-'pel\ vb or re.pelled;  or re.pel.ling [ME repellen, fr. L 
   repellere, fr. re- + pellere to dri]ve - more at FELT 1a: to drive back : 
   REPULSE  1b: to fight against : RESIST  2: to turn away : REJECT {repelled 
   the insinuation}  3a: to drive away : DISCOURAGE  3b: to be incapable of 
   adhering to, mixing with, taking up, or holding  3c: to force away or apart 
   or tend to do so by mutual action at a distance  4: to cause aversion in : 
   DISGUST  : to cause aversion  - re.pel.ler n