r 1 e 1 p 3 e 1 l 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb cause to move back by force or influence
verb be repellent to; cause aversion in
verb force or drive back
originFrom Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.
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