English / word
repel
verb C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
To drive back, force away, or resist an opposing force or similar electric charge.
In context
01
Protons repel each other.
02
Electromagnetic forces repel protons.
Synonyms
push back,drive away,ward off
Antonyms
attract,draw in,pull
Collocations
repel each other,mutually repel,repel attacks
Verb forms
Past: repelled · Past participle: repelled · -ing: repelling