repel vs put off

repel and put off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repel	No	No	Yes	No
put off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put off is a hyponym of repel; that is, put off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repel:

Other hyponyms of repel include churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken, turn off.

repel (verb)	put off (verb)
reject outright and bluntly	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
force or drive back	take away the enthusiasm of
cause to move back by force or influence	cause to feel embarrassment
be repellent to; cause aversion in	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
fill with distaste	hold back to a later time