Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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repel | No | No | Yes | No |
reject | Yes | No | Yes | No |
repel (noun) | reject (noun) |
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the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
repel (verb) | reject (verb) |
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reject outright and bluntly | not accept something given or offered |
force or drive back | dismiss from consideration or a contest |
cause to move back by force or influence | deem wrong or inappropriate |
be repellent to; cause aversion in | reject with contempt |
fill with distaste | not accept as true |
refuse entrance or membership | |
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ |