repel.
To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
Meaning & usage
To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
To force away by means of a repulsive force.
To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
To save (a shot).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.
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