-depulse-

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Repulsed 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Complete to have discovered and repulsed
Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. [ 1913 Webster ]

By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not capable of being repulsed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. [ 1913 Webster ]

By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not capable of being repulsed. [ 1913 Webster ]