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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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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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