Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - repulse
Repulse
repulse
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)
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I. transitive verb (~d; repulsing) Etymology: Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere to repel Date: 15th century to drive or beat back ; repel, to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial, to cause repulsion in, II. noun Date: 1533 rebuff, rejection, the action of repelling an attacker ; the fact of being repelled ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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