verb /ɹɪˈpɛl/
a) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.
It is some satisfaction to him that is repelled, that dignities, honours, offices, are not alwayes given by desert or worth, but for love, affinitie, friendship, affection, great mens letters, or as commonly they are bought and sold.
In nearby Zintan, rebels repelled an advance by Gaddafis forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.
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