Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - repulse
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Repulse
repulse
~1 v formal 1 to defeat a military attack (They attacked with cavalry but were repulsed.) 2 if something or someone repulses you, you feel they are very unpleasant (The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me.) (- see also repulsive (1)) 3 to refuse an offer of friendship or help in a way that is rude ~2 n 1 formal the act of rudely refusing when someone offers to help you or be your friend 2 technical the defeat of a military attack
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(repulses, repulsing, repulsed) 1. If you are repulsed by something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid it. Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power. = repel ? attract VERB: usu passive, be V-ed 2. If an army or other group repulses a group of people, they drive it back using force. The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb (~d; repulsing) Etymology: Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere to repel Date: 15th century 1. to drive or beat back ; repel 2. to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial 3. to cause repulsion in II. noun Date: 1533 1. rebuff, rejection 2. the action of repelling an attacker ; the fact of being repelled ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force of arms. 2 a rebuff (friendly advances or their maker). b refuse (a request or offer or its maker). 3 be repulsive to, repel. 4 foil in controversy. --n. 1 the act or an instance of repulsing or being repulsed. 2 a rebuff. Etymology: L repellere repuls- drive back (as REPEL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. 1) отпор, отражение 2) отказ 2. гл. 1) отражать 2) опровергать 3) отвергать, не принимать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. отпор, отражение to suffer (to meet with) a repulse —- терпеть поражение 2. отказ 3. отражать, отбивать to repulse an attack —- воен. отражать атаку (нападение) 4. опровергать (обвинение) they were repulsed with laughter —- их слова встретили смехом 5. отвергать, отталкивать, не принимать to repulse a request —- отказывать в просьбе he offered to help but was repulsed —- он предложил помочь, но его предложение было отвергнуто ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) отпор, отражение; to suffer a repulse - терпеть поражение 2) отказ 2. v. 1) отражать (атаку), разбивать (противника); Only after a hard struggle were we able to repulse the enemy from our shores. 2) отвергать, опровергать (обвинения) 3) отталкивать; не принимать; to repulse a request - отказывать в просьбе ...Англо-русский словарь
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