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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "attract"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*pel- (beat)"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "repellen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English repellen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "",
"4": "*repeller"
},
"expansion": "Old French *repeller",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "repellere",
"4": "",
"5": "to drive back"
},
"expansion": "Latin repellere (“to drive back”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "re-",
"3": "",
"4": "back"
},
"expansion": "re- (“back”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "pellere",
"3": "",
"4": "to drive"
},
"expansion": "pellere (“to drive”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "repeal"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of repeal",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English repellen, a borrowing from Old French *repeller, from Latin repellere (“to drive back”), from re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). Doublet of repeal.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "repels",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "repelling",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "repelled",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "repelled",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "en-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "repel",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "++"
},
"expansion": "repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"re‧pel"
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"old": "1",
"stem": "repell"
},
"name": "en-conj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "repellency"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "repellent"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "repulse"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "repulsion"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "repulsive"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-m~sFc1C0",
"links": [
[
"turn (someone) away",
"turn away"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.)."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-ugrWcfdV",
"links": [
[
"reject",
"reject"
],
[
"put off",
"put off"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "othvǎrljam",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отхвърлям"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "rebutjar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "refusar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "afweren"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "verjagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "rebuter"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "repousser"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "zurückweisen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "abweisen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "repellō"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ódbie",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "о́дбие"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkázyvatʹsja prinjátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отка́зываться приня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvergátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отверга́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 85 7 1 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otklonjátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отклоня́ть"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.)."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-fITqVPTu",
"links": [
[
"ward",
"ward"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "20 13 44 2 8 10 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn away",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "dafaʕa",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "دَفَعَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣadda",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "صَدَّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "daraʔa",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "دَرَأَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otbivam",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "отбивам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "karkottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "abwehren"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "repellō"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "mi",
"english": "a malignant influence or evil spell",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "kaikaro"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "with a magic spell",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "ripa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "taiari"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okázyvatʹ soprotivlénije",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "ока́зывать сопротивле́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 81 1 1 4 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protivostojátʹ",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "противостоя́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otblǎskvam",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отблъсквам"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "karkottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "zurückdrängen"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "abwehren"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "zurückwerfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "ruaig"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "pare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "parepare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "wawao"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "taiari"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otbrasyvatʹ",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отбрасывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otražátʹ",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отража́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 13 45 11 9 10 3",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "iṅgati",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "इङ्गति"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 May 19, Ian Traynor, The Guardian",
"text": "In nearby Zintan, rebels repelled an advance by Gaddafi's forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.)."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-ZIbMiCbq",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Physics",
"orig": "en:Physics",
"parents": [
"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "7 12 10 3 44 6 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To force away by means of a repulsive force."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb--yybP6o8",
"links": [
[
"physics",
"physics"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"physics"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otblǎskvam",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "отблъсквам"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "odpuzovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "afstoten"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "hylkiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repousser"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ganzidva",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "განზიდვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "abstoßen"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "apākarṣavũ",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "અપાકર્ષવું"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "taszít"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repelir"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ottalkivatʹ",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "отталкивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repeler"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repellera"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 8 10 6 58 7 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vikarṣiñcu",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "వికర్షించు"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2008 January 26, The Guardian",
"text": "However, while the idea of a free holiday appeals enormously, I am frankly repelled by the idea of spending a couple of weeks in your company.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-fNeD5yPw",
"links": [
[
"repulsion",
"repulsion"
],
[
"dislike",
"dislike"
],
[
"disgust",
"disgust"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvraštavam",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отвращавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "etoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "abstoßen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odpychać"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pretitʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "претить"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ otvraščénije",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "вызыва́ть отвраще́ние"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ neprijáznʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "вызыва́ть неприя́знь"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpugivatʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отпугивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 1 3 87 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ottalkivatʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отталкивать"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Sports",
"orig": "en:Sports",
"parents": [
"Human activity",
"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1-0 Everton”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howard repelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To save (a shot)."
],
"id": "en-repel-en-verb-W4ebvUwE",
"links": [
[
"sports",
"sports"
],
[
"save",
"save"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, sports) To save (a shot)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"topics": [
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"sports"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 5 5 2 1 4 83",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to save a shot (sports)",
"word": "abwehren"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈpɛl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛl"
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/En-us-repel.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
"audio": "en-au-repel.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/En-au-repel.ogg",
"tags": [
"Australia"
],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
},
{
"enpr": "rĭ-pĕlʹ"
}
],
"word": "repel"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "a repel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "repelenc"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "repeló"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "repelós"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "re-",
"3": "pèl"
},
"expansion": "re- + pèl",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From re- + pèl.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "repels",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn away",
"word": "torjua"
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отхвърлям"
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"sense": "to put off",
"word": "rebutjar"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "refusar"
},
{
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"sense": "to put off",
"word": "afweren"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "verjagen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to put off",
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "zurückweisen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "abweisen"
},
{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to put off",
"word": "repellō"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ódbie",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "о́дбие"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkázyvatʹsja prinjátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отка́зываться приня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvergátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отверга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otklonjátʹ",
"sense": "to put off",
"word": "отклоня́ть"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "dafaʕa",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "دَفَعَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣadda",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "صَدَّ"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "daraʔa",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "دَرَأَ"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otbivam",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "отбивам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "torjua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "karkottaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "abwehren"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "repellō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"english": "a malignant influence or evil spell",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "kaikaro"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "with a magic spell",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "ripa"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "taiari"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okázyvatʹ soprotivlénije",
"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "ока́зывать сопротивле́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to ward off",
"word": "противостоя́ть"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otblǎskvam",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отблъсквам"
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{
"code": "ca",
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{
"code": "fi",
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},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "karkottaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "zurückdrängen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "abwehren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "zurückwerfen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "ruaig"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "pare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "parepare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "wawao"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "taiari"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otbrasyvatʹ",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отбрасывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otražátʹ",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "отража́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "iṅgati",
"sense": "to drive away",
"word": "इङ्गति"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otblǎskvam",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "отблъсквам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "odpuzovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "afstoten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "hylkiä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repousser"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ganzidva",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "განზიდვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "abstoßen"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "apākarṣavũ",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "અપાકર્ષવું"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "taszít"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repelir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ottalkivatʹ",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "отталкивать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repeler"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "repellera"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vikarṣiñcu",
"sense": "physics: to force away",
"word": "వికర్షించు"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvraštavam",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отвращавам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "repel·lir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "etoa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "abstoßen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "odpychać"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pretitʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "претить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ otvraščénije",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "вызыва́ть отвраще́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ neprijáznʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "вызыва́ть неприя́знь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otpugivatʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отпугивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ottalkivatʹ",
"sense": "to cause repulsion or dislike",
"word": "отталкивать"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to save a shot (sports)",
"word": "abwehren"
}
],
"word": "repel"
}
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