repulse
[verb]
Synonyms:
- drive back, beat off, fight off, rebuff, repel, ward off
- rebuff, refuse, reject, snub, spurn, turn down

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Antonyms: captivate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧pulse /rɪˈpʌls/ verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of repellere; ⇒ repel]

1. if something or someone repulses you, you think that they are extremely unpleasant Synonym : disgust:
The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me.

2. to fight someone and successfully stop their attack on you:
Government troops repulsed an attack by rebel forces.

3. to refuse an offer of friendship or help in a way that is rude
—repulse noun [singular]

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