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repel

CEFR: C1

To exert an electrostatic or magnetic force pushing another body away (like charges repel); or to resist water or insects.

Synonyms

rebuff
ward off

Common Collocations

repel insects
repel water
mutually repel

Example Sentence

Like magnetic poles repel each other due to the alignment of their magnetic flux lines.

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