repousser

French

verb
Definitions
  • to push back, push out of the way
  • to repel, drive back, repulse
  • to ward off, turn away
  • to turn down, dismiss, reject, rule out
  • to push back (into place)
  • to put off, defer, put back, postpone
  • to repulse, repel (of something disgusting)
  • to (hand-)emboss

Etymology

Affix from French pousser (push) inherited from Latin repulsō, repulsāre, repulso.

Origin

Latin

repulsō, repulsāre, repulso

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