Repulseless
(Re*pulse"less), a. Not capable of being repulsed.
Repulser
(Re*puls"er) n. One who repulses, or drives back.
Repulsion
(Re*pul"sion) n. [L. repulsio: cf. F. répulsion.]
1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.
2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
3. (Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles
of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular
repulsion; electrical repulsion.
Repulsive
(Re*pul"sive) a. [Cf. F. répulsif.]
1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
Repulsive of his might the weapon stood.
Pope. 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
— Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. — Re*pul"sive*ness, n.
Repulsory
(Re*pul"so*ry) a. [L. repulsorius.] Repulsive; driving back.
Repurchase
(Re*pur"chase) v. t. To buy back or again; to regain by purchase. Sir M. Hale.
Repurchase
(Re*pur"chase), n. The act of repurchasing.
Repurify
(Re*pu"ri*fy) v. t. To purify again.
Reputable
(Rep"u*ta*ble) a. [From Repute.] Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as,
a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one.
Broome. Syn. — Respectable; creditable; estimable.
— Rep"u ta*ble*ness, n. — Rep"u*ta*bly, adv.
Reputation
(Rep`u*ta"tion) n. [F. réputation, L. reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See Repute, v. t.]
1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person,
thing, or action; repute.
The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life.
Ames. 2. (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in
evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue
of a case.
3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.
I see my reputation is at stake.
Shak.
The security of his reputation or good name.
Blackstone.
