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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repulse  \Re*pulse"\,  n.  [L.  repulsa,  fr  repellere,  repulsum.] 
  1.  The  act  of  repelling  or  driving  back  also  the  state  of 
  being  repelled  or  driven  back 
 
  By  fate  repelled,  and  with  repulses  tired.  --Denham. 
 
  He  received  in  the  repulse  of  Tarquin  seven  hurts  in 
  the  body.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Figuratively:  Refusal;  denial;  rejection;  failure. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repulse  \Re*pulse"\  (r?-p?ls"),  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Repulsed} 
  (-p?lst");  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Repulsing}.]  [L.  repulsus  p.  p. 
  of  repellere.  See  {Repel}.] 
  1.  To  repel;  to  beat  or  drive  back  as  to  repulse  an 
  assault;  to  repulse  the  enemy. 
 
  Complete  to  have  discovered  and  repulsed  Whatever 
  wiles  of  foe  or  seeming  friend.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  To  repel  by  discourtesy,  coldness,  or  denial;  to  reject; 
  to  send  away  as  to  repulse  a  suitor  or  a  proffer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  repulse 
  n  :  an  instance  of  driving  away  or  warding  off  [syn:  {rebuff},  {snub}] 
  v  1:  force  or  drive  back  "repel  the  attacker"  [syn:  {repel},  {fight 
  off},  {drive  off},  {rebuff},  {drive  back}] 
  2:  be  repellent  to  cause  aversion  in  [syn:  {repel}]  [ant:  {attract}] 
  3:  cause  to  move  back  by  force  or  influence;  "repel  the  enemy"; 
  "push  back  the  urge  to  smoke";  "beat  back  the  invaders" 
  [syn:  {repel},  {drive},  {force  back},  {push  back},  {beat 
  back}]  [ant:  {attract}]




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