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repel from
repel someone from something
to push someone back from something; to fight someone off from something. The army repelled the attackers from the entrance to the city. The attacking army was repelled from the city.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jo | | [dʒəu] | |
Gertrude | | GUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch) | English, Dutch |
Oria | | - | Italian |
Kay | | [kei] | |
Harland | | HAHR-lənd | English |
Herry | | - | Medieval English |