Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to repel
Participle: repeled; repelled
Gerund: repeling; repelling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | repel |
| you | repel |
| he;she;it | repels |
| we | repel |
| you | repel |
| they | repel |
Perfect
| I | have repeled; repelled |
| you | have repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | has repeled; repelled |
| we | have repeled; repelled |
| you | have repeled; repelled |
| they | have repeled; repelled |
Past
| I | repeled; repelled |
| you | repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | repeled; repelled |
| we | repeled; repelled |
| you | repeled; repelled |
| they | repeled; repelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had repeled; repelled |
| you | had repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | had repeled; repelled |
| we | had repeled; repelled |
| you | had repeled; repelled |
| they | had repeled; repelled |
Future
| I | will repel |
| you | will repel |
| he;she;it | will repel |
| we | will repel |
| you | will repel |
| they | will repel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have repeled; repelled |
| you | will have repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | will have repeled; repelled |
| we | will have repeled; repelled |
| you | will have repeled; repelled |
| they | will have repeled; repelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | repel |
| you | repel |
| he;she;it | repel |
| we | repel |
| you | repel |
| they | repel |
Perfect
| I | have repeled; repelled |
| you | have repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | have repeled; repelled |
| we | have repeled; repelled |
| you | have repeled; repelled |
| they | have repeled; repelled |
Imperfect
| I | repeled; repelled |
| you | repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | repeled; repelled |
| we | repeled; repelled |
| you | repeled; repelled |
| they | repeled; repelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had repeled; repelled |
| you | had repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | had repeled; repelled |
| we | had repeled; repelled |
| you | had repeled; repelled |
| they | had repeled; repelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would repel |
| you | would repel |
| he;she;it | would repel |
| we | would repel |
| you | would repel |
| they | would repel |
Perfect
| I | would have repeled; repelled |
| you | would have repeled; repelled |
| he;she;it | would have repeled; repelled |
| we | would have repeled; repelled |
| you | would have repeled; repelled |
| they | would have repeled; repelled |
Imperative
| you | repel |
| we | Let's repel |
| you | repel |
Verbs conjugated like 'repel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'repel'
rebel,
reel,
refel,
repeal,
repeel,
repeg,
repew,
revel,
appel,
bepelt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- resist
- oppose, repulse, rebuff, withstand, confront, parry
- reject
- refuse, decline, dismiss, discourage, disown
- nauseate
- sicken, disgust, offend, revolt
Antonyms
- to pull toward without touching
- chase, attract
- to arouse interest
- bore, disgust, allure
- resist
- surrender, yield, weaken
- reject
- welcome, admit, select, choose
- nauseate
- attract, enchant, please, delight
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1421, "to drive away, remove," from O.Fr.
repeller, from L.
repellere "to drive back," from
re- "back" +
pellere "to drive, strike" (see
pulse (1)). Meaning "to affect (a person) with distaste or aversion" is from 1817.
Repellent (adj.) is recorded from 1643, from L.
repellentem, prp. of
repellere; originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797. The noun sense of "substance that repels insects" first recorded 1908.
2. From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal. See: Latin '
repellere'.
Sample Sentences
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‘The mother now sought to caress her, but poor Laura repelled her, preferring to be with her acquaintances.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] arms, and broken legs, and gashed flesh, and missing teeth, and lacerated backs, and bites of dogs, and brands of red-hot irons innumerable: but as my readers will be sufficiently sickened and repelled already, I will turn to another branch of the subject.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘You carry, ’ says the stranger, ‘this jealousy and distrust into every transaction of public life. By repelling worthy men from your legislative assemblies, it has bred up a class of candidates for the suffrage, who, in their very act, disgrace your Institutions and your people 's choice. It has rendered you [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] of disease to which she believed she herself was a victim. It was the first principle of Marie's belief that nobody ever was or could be so great a sufferer as _herself_; and, therefore, she always repelled quite indignantly any suggestion that any one around her could be sick. She was always sure, in such a case, that it was nothing but laziness, or want of energy; and that, if they had had the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Tom rose, disconsolate, and stumbled into the cabin that had been allotted to him. The floor was already strewn with weary sleepers, and the foul air of the place almost repelled him; but the heavy night-dews were chill, and his limbs weary, and, wrapping about him a tattered blanket, which formed his only bed-clothing, he stretched himself in the straw and fell asleep.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)