Repulsing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed}
     (-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p.
     of repellere. See {Repel}.]
     1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an
        assault; to repulse the enemy.
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              Complete to have discovered and repulsed
              Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton.
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     2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject;
        to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
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