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repel
I (disgust) verb alienate, appall, be unpalatable, cause aversion, cause dislike, displease, excite dislike, fill with loathing, frighten, give offense, grate, horrify, incense, irritate, make one shudder, make one sick, make unwelcome, nauseate, offend, repulse, revolt, scandalize, shock, sicken, vex II (drive back) verb avert, beat back, cast aside, challenge, chase away, check, checkmate, confound, confront, deflect, dispel, disperse, divert, drive away, drive back, fend off, fight off, foil, forbid, force back, forestall, frustrate, fugare, keep at bay, make a stand against, oppose, parry, prevent, prohibit, push back, put to flight, rebuff, renounce, repellere, repercuss, repudiate, repulse, resist, retrude, rout, scatter, spurn, stave off, strive against, throw off, thrust back, traverse, ward off, withstand III index alienate (estrange), antagonize, arrest (stop), confront (oppose), counter, decline (reject), deter, disapprove (reject), disavow, discourage, disfavor, disoblige, exclude, forswear, hold out (resist), oppose, outlaw, parry, rebuff, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repulse, resist (oppose), spurn, stave, stem (check), withstand

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006