Bible Dictionaries
Repel
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
(2):
(v. i.) To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
(3):
(v. t.) To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Repel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/repel.html. 1828.