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Nouns
(n)
rebuff
,
snub
,
repulse
an instance of driving away or warding off
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Verbs
(v)
repel
,
repulse
,
fight off
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rebuff
,
drive back
force or drive back
“repel the attacker”
,
“fight off the onslaught”
,
“rebuff the attack”
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(v)
repel
,
repulse
be repellent to; cause aversion in
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(v)
repel
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drive
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repulse
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force back
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push back
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beat back
cause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
,
“push back the urge to smoke”
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“beat back the invaders”
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