Repulse vs Expel - What's the difference?
repulse | expel |
to repel or drive back
to reject or rebuff
to cause revulsion
To eject or erupt.
(obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
* , II.xi:
To remove from membership.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 14, author=Angelique Chrisafis
, title=Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism, work=Guardian
To deport.
As verbs the difference between repulse and expel
is that repulse is to repel or drive back while expel is to eject or erupt.As a noun repulse
is the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.repulse
English
Verb
- to repulse''' an assault; to '''repulse the enemy
- to repulse a suitor
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* ----expel
English
Verb
- But to the ground the idle quarrell fell: / Then he another and another did expell .
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