repulse
I
verb
beat back, beat off, chase, check, counteract, countervail, defeat, dispel, drive away, drive back, eschew, fend off, frustrate, gainsay, grapple with, hinder, impede, keep at bay, make a stand, obstruct, oppose, oppugn, overthrow, propulsare, push back, put to flight, rebuff, reject, repel, repellere, repercuss, repudiate, resist, retrude, rout, scorn, send away, shun, snub, spurn, stem, throw back, thwart, turn away, ward off, withstand
II
index
beat (defeat), block, contemn, disallow, disavow, disdain (noun), disdain (verb), disfavor, disown (refuse to acknowledge), dissent (withhold assent), eliminate (exclude), exclude, fight (counteract), kill (defeat), oppose, parry, rebuff (noun), rebuff (verb), refusal, reject, rejection, renounce, repel (disgust), repel (drive back), resist (oppose), spurn, stem (check), withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006