There are plants that repel insects.
Source: tatoeba (243502)
Repel
//ɹɪˈpɛl//
Synonyms for "repel" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
helphinderholdhold at bayhold offhold outhold uphorrifyignoreindisposekeep at baykeep fromkeep offnauseateobstructobviateoffendopposepack offparry
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pass bypass upprecludepreventprohibitpush asidepush backput backput offquenchrebutrecantrefuserefuse to considerrefuse to receiverejectreluctrenouncerepudiaterepulseresistrevoltrule outsavescoutsend awaysend offsend packingshockshove awaysickensnubspurnstandstand upstave offstopthrow awaythrow outthrust backtraverseturnturn asideturn awayturn backturn fromturn offturn outturn the stomachwaiveward offweanwean fromwithstand
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More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
2 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 22 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- دَرَأَ verb (to ward off)
- دَفَعَ verb (to ward off)
- صَدَّ verb (to ward off)
Bulgarian
4 entries- отбивам verb (to ward off)
- отблъсквам verb (to drive away)
- отблъсквам verb (physics: to force away)
- отвращавам verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
Catalan
4 entries- rebutjar verb (to put off)
- refusar verb (to put off)
- repel·lir verb (to ward off)
- repel·lir verb (to drive away)
Czech
1 entries- odpuzovat verb (physics: to force away)
Dutch
3 entries- afstoten verb (physics: to force away)
- afweren verb (to put off)
- verjagen verb (to put off)
Finnish
4 entries- etoa verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
- hylkiä verb (physics: to force away)
- karkottaa verb (to ward off)
- karkottaa verb (to drive away)
French
3 entries- rebuter verb (to put off)
- repousser verb (to put off)
- repousser verb (physics: to force away)
Georgian
1 entries- განზიდვა verb (physics: to force away)
German
4 entries- abstoßen verb (physics: to force away)
- abstoßen verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
- abwehren verb (to ward off)
- abwehren verb (to drive away)
Gujarati
1 entries- અપાકર્ષવું verb (physics: to force away)
Hungarian
1 entries- taszít verb (physics: to force away)
Irish
1 entries- ruaig verb (to drive away)
Latin
2 entries- repellō verb (to put off)
- repellō verb (to ward off)
Macedonian
1 entries- о́дбие verb (to put off)
Māori
4 entries- kaikaro verb (to ward off)
- pare verb (to drive away)
- parepare verb (to drive away)
- ripa verb (to ward off)
Polish
1 entries- odpychać verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
Portuguese
1 entries- repelir verb (physics: to force away)
Russian
4 entries- вызыва́ть неприя́знь verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
- вызыва́ть отвраще́ние verb (to cause repulsion or dislike)
- ока́зывать сопротивле́ние verb (to ward off)
- отбрасывать verb (to drive away)
Sanskrit
1 entries- इङ्गति verb (to drive away)
Spanish
1 entries- repeler verb (physics: to force away)
Swedish
1 entries- repellera verb (physics: to force away)
Telugu
1 entries- వికర్షించు verb (physics: to force away)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The people could repel the invasion.
Source: tatoeba (270470)
Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.
Source: tatoeba (906994)
I call the living, I mourn the dead, I repel lightning.
Source: tatoeba (2124941)
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