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repello.

to drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈpɛl.loː]Classical-Latin[reˈpɛl.lo]
  1. to drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel

    conjugation-3
  2. to drive away, reject, remove, discard; keep off, hold back, ward off, repulse

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  3. to reject, refuse, refute, confute, repel

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin repellō From re- + pellō (“push, drive”).

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