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   Repulse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]
   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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   To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
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   Repulse, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
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   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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   Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
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