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• repulse — UK [rɪˈpʌls] / US verb [transitive] Word forms repulse : present tense I/you/we/they repulse he/she/it repulses present participle repulsing past tense repulsed past participle repulsed formal 1) to force an army or other group of people to move… …   English dictionary

• repulse — re|pulse [rıˈpʌls] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of repellere; REPEL] 1.) if something or someone repulses you, you think that they are extremely unpleasant = ↑disgust ▪ The very thought of his cold clammy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• repulse — re|pulse [ rı pʌls ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) if someone or something repulses you, they are so unpleasant that you feel slightly sick when you see them or think about them 2. ) to force an army or other group of people to move back and stop… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• repulse — 1 verb (T) formal 1 to defeat a military attack: They attacked with cavalry but were repulsed. 2 if something or someone repulses you, you feel they are very unpleasant: The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me. see also: repulsive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• repulse — v. & n. v.tr. 1 drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force of arms. 2 a rebuff (friendly advances or their maker). b refuse (a request or offer or its maker). 3 be repulsive to, repel. 4 foil in controversy. n. 1 the act or an instance of …   Useful english dictionary

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• World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …   Universalium

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