Since re- can mean not just "again" but also "back", repel means "drive back". Repel has two common adjective forms; thus, a repellent or repulsive odor may drive us into the other room. …

REPEL definition: to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.). See examples of repel used in a sentence.

This coat has a special surface that repels moisture. The sprays contain a water repelling ingredient known as a fluoropolymer.

Definition of repel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] repel somebody/something (formal) to successfully fight somebody who is attacking you, your …

1. To offer a resistant force to something. 2. To cause aversion or distaste: behavior that repels.

Repel definition: To ward off or keep away; drive back.

When a magnetic pole repels another magnetic pole, it gives out a force that pushes the other pole away. You can also say that two magnetic poles repel each other or that they repel.

Two positive electrical charges repel each other. Magnets can both repel and attract one another. Everyone was repelled [= repulsed] by the sight.

to be effective in keeping away, controlling, or resisting: an aerosol spray that repels flies to have no affinity for; fail to mix with or absorb: water and oil repel each other

repel verb [T] (UNPLEASANT) If someone or something repels you, you think they are extremely unpleasant. (Definition of repel from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge …