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Definition of: repulse
(ri·puls′) v.t. ·pulsed, ·puls·ing
1. To drive back; repel, as an attacking force.
2. To repel by coldness, discourtesy, etc.; reject; rebuff. See synonyms under DRIVE, REPEL.
—noun
1. The act of repulsing, or the state of being repulsed.
2. Rejection; refusal. [<L repulsus, pp. of repellere. See REPEL.]
—re·puls′er noun
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