From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Repulse \Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
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1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of
being repelled or driven back.
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By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham.
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He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in
the body. --Shak.
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2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed}
(-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p.
of repellere. See {Repel}.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an
assault; to repulse the enemy.
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Complete to have discovered and repulsed
Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton.
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2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject;
to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repulse
n 1: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff},
{snub}, {repulse}]
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repel}, {repulse},
{fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repel}, {repulse}]
[ant: {appeal}, {attract}]
3: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
"push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" [syn:
{repel}, {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat
back}] [ant: {attract}, {draw}, {draw in}, {pull}, {pull in}]
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